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Laws of Motion
Simple Machine Examples
Vocabulary
Simple Machine Definitions
100
A space shuttle blasting off
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
100
This is used to lift a sail on a boat
What is a pulley?
100
A force that that acts on an object when its surface rubs against another object or material.
What is friction?
100
A simple machine made with a flat slanted surface.
What is an inclined plane?
200
It takes less force to move a ping pong ball than a bowling ball
What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?
200
A seesaw
What is a lever?
200
A force where one object pulls on another object. This force pulls us toward the Earth.
What is gravity?
200
A center rod that is attached to a wheel
What is a wheel and axle?
300
A soccer ball will not move until someone kicks it
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
300
A doorknob
What is a wheel and axle?
300
The amount of matter in an object.
What is matter?
300
A simple machine that is made up of two inclined planes back to back. It is used to help cut or split things.
What is a wedge?
400
Pushing off on a skate board
What is Newton's Third Law of motion?
400
The blade of an axe
What is a wedge?
400
A metric unit used to measure force
What is a newton?
400
A simple machine that is an inclined plane wrapped around a rod or core
What is a screw?
500
A bowling ball hits the pins sending the pins flying for a STRIKE!
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
500
The base of a light bulb
What is a screw?
500
The measure of the amount of gravity pulling on an object. This is effect by an object's mass.
What is weight?
500
a grooved wheel with a groove in it
What is a pulley?