Vocab
A push or pull that causes motion.
Force
A simple machine that is usually used to hold things together and is made of an inclined plane on a post
A screw
A soccer player kicking a ball
Push
A soccer ball sitting in the grass
Potential Energy
Changing the location of an object from one place to another
Motion
The simple machine most often used by a person in a wheel chair when entering a building that is not level with the ground.
inclined plane
A bowling ball knocking down 2 pins.
Push
What type of energy is being used when running the Jog a Thon?
Kinetic Energy
Change the speed and direction
A doorknob is an example of this type of simple machine.
Wheel and axel
A team playing a game of tug of war
Pull
A pine cone drops from the tree to the ground.
Kinetic Energy
A force that slows down on object when it rubs against it.
Friction
Which two types of simple machines are actually types of inclined planes?
Wedge and a screw
A person on a swing
Both (push and pull)
What energy is used when a soccer ball has been kicked at full speed?
Kinetic Energy
An objects resistance to any change in motion
What type of simple machine would best be used to lift a heavy object multiple stories
Pulley
Opening a car door from the outside
Pull
A person holding back a bow and arrow before releasing it.
Potential Energy