Vocabulary
A machine with few or no moving parts
What is a Simple Machine.
A flag pole has what simple machine at the top?
What is a pulley.
An inclined plane that is wrapped around a pole.
A slanting surface connecting a lower level to a higher level.
What is an Inclined Plane.
The object you want to lift or move.
What is a Load.
A Ramp is an example of what type of simple machine.
What is an inclined plane.
A Stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum, and is used to raise and lower a load.
What is a Lever.
A bicycle is an example of what simple machine.
What is a Wheel and Axle.
A Push or a Pull
What is Force.
A doorstop is an example of what type of simple machine.
What is a Wedge.
A circular device with a rod through it's center.
What is a Wheel and Axle.
A force used on a simple machine.
What is Effort.
The force that acts when two surfaces rub together
A playground teeter totter is an example of what type of simple machine.
What is a Lever.
An object with at least one slanting side and ending in a sharp edge.
What is a Wedge.
A worker needs to lift a heavy concrete block from the ground to the second floor of a building. What is the best simple machine?
What is a Pulley.
Moving some object over a distance using force or motion.
What is Work.
The top of a water bottle is what type of simple machine
What is a Screw.
A grooved wheel with a rope or cable around it.
What is a Pulley.
Simple Machines make work _____.
What is easier.