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Simple Machines 2
100
The tendency of an object to stay at rest or remain in motion unless an outside force causes a change is called _____________.
What is Inertia
100
Speed is a measure of time and _____________.
What is Distance?
100
What is a force?
A push or a pull
100
Name the 6 types of simple machines.
What is lever, pulley, inclined plan, wedge, screw and wheel-and-axle?
100
Compare the simple machines. What of the following is NOT a lever: broom, crowbar, rake or ramp?
What is Ramp?
200
Using a force to move an object is known as __________.
What is Work?
200
Give an example of a screw (the simple machine).
Possible answers may include: screws, screws used to hold up air vents, etc.
200
Give an example of a pull.
Pulling door to open, pulling out your seat, pulling papers out of backpack, etc.
200
What of these is an example of a wedge? Axe, screws or ramp?
What is axe?
200
Leo is using a chisel to shape a piece of wood. What simple machine is he using?
What is a wedge?
300
A tool with few or no moving parts that helps people do work is a __________________.
What is simple machine?
300
What simple machine can you use to lift a can of paint to the second floor as you stand on the ground?
What is a pulley?
300
What is the tool used to measure force?
What is a Spring Scale?
300
A simple machine made up of a wheel with rope around it is an example of a ______________.
What is a pulley?
300
Give two examples of work (the scientific kind).
Answers will vary.
400
Two inclined planes placed back-to-back form a ______________.
What is wedge?
400
Describe how different you think our world would be if we did not have simple machines to help us do work.
Answers will vary.
400
Two students push boxes with the same mass for 10 seconds, why did one go farther?
It was pushed was a greater force.
400
Rake, claw hammer and crowbar are all examples of this type of simple machine.
What is lever?
400
A _______________ is a simple machine made up of a bar that pivots or turns on a fixed point.
What is Lever?
500
Provide an example for these 3 types of simple machines. (a.) Pulley (b.) Inclined Plane (c.) Wheel-and-Axle
(a.) flag pole, crane, elevator (b.) ramp to get things in a truck, ramp, chicken coop entrance (c.) trailer hitch, wheels on a car, ice cream maker
500
Provide an example of a pulley (besides flag pole).
A crane, elevator, etc.
500
Draw a picture and provide an example of pull, push and gravity. Make sure to label the parts.
Check drawings.
500
A simple machine you turn to lift an object or hold two or more objects together is an example of a ___________.
What is screw?
500
Which of these is NOT an example of work: (a) Pushing a grocery cart (b) Throwing a baseball (c) Dribbling a basketball (d) Pushing against a wall
What is (d) Pushing against a wall?