Name a compound machine that is made from 2 or more simple machines.
cars, bicycles, can openers, a wheelbarrow, scissors and a stapler
A skateboard has these
wheel and axle
This simple machine is used to open and close the curtains in our auditorium
Pulley
What type of lever is wheelbarrow an example of?
2nd class lever
A hockey stick is this type of Simple Machine
What is a lever?
A lever pivots on this
What is the fulcrum?
A push or pull on an object that causes it to move
What is Force/Effort?
What does adding more pulleys help do?
Reduce the amount of force you have to use.
When using Simple Machines, the weight to be pushed or pulled is called...
What is The Load?
This is an example of a 1st Class Lever
What is... Seesaw, a balance, nodding the head, scissors, plyers?
This type of Simple Machine is seen in a playground slide
What is an inclined plane?
These are the six types of Simple Machines
What are Wheels and Axles, Pullies, Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screws, Levers?
The simple machine to split wood, would be
What is a Wedge?
When two objects rub together they cause this
What is Friction?
Which Simple Machine has a groved wheel with a rope or chain that goes around it?
What is a pulley?
This type of Simple Machine is found on the bottom of a lightbulb
What is the screw?
Another name for an Inclined Plane
What is a ramp?
Gears that are meshed together go in the same direction or opposite directions?
Opposite
These are 2 examples of a wheel and axle
What are... ferris wheels, car tires, fan, bicycle tires, roller blades
The rod that goes through the wheel is called...
What is an Axle?
A nut cracker is this type of lever
2nd class lever
This is an example of a 3rd Class Lever
What is... Fishing rod, catapult, bending arm?
Raising a flag on a flagpole uses this Simple Machine
What is a pulley?
A round object that turns around a center point is called...
What is a wheel
Name two Simple Machines that can be found on a bicycle
What are wheel and axles, screws, levers, gears, and a pulley?