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Simple Machine Terms
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Examples of SM
100
The location of an object.
What is position?
100
A bar that pivots on a fixed point.
What is lever?
100
The line or course along which someone or something moves.
What is direction?
100
Flagpole
What is a pulley?
100
Flagpole
What is a pulley?
200
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
200
A post with an inclined plane wrapped around it.
What is screw?
200
This simple machine has two things that MUST turn together.
What is a wheel and axle?
200
The use of force to move an object over distance.
What is work?
200
Seesaw
What is lever?
300
Any change in the speed OR direction of an object's motion.
What is acceleration?
300
Two inclined planes placed back to back.
What is wedge?
300
The fixed point on a lever.
What is the fulcrum?
300
If force is applied to an object, there will be a change in:
What is acceleration?
300
Knife
What is wedge?
400
The force of attraction between Earth and other objects.
What is gravity?
400
A slanted surface.
What is inclined plane?
400
A ramp is an example of:
What is an inclined plane?
400
If you rub your hands together quickly, they become warm. This is an example of:
What is friction?
400
Faucet
What is a wheel and axle?
500
The property of matter that keeps an object at rest or moving in a straight line.
What is inertia?
500
A wheel with a line around it.
What is pulley?
500
A bike is moving in a circle at a CONSTANT speed of 30 mph. What is changing and how?
What is acceleration and changing direction (in a circle)?
500
Distance divided by time.
What is speed?
500
Cap on a water bottle
What is screw?