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Levers
Wheel and Axle
Inclined Planes
Wedges & Screws
Pulleys
100
What is the fixed point that the rigid bar rotates around?
What is Fulcrum
100
A wheel and axle always consists of two...
What is Cylinders/Disks
100
What does Inclined planes do?
What is Elevate objects to a new height
100
Wedges and screws are similar because?
What is They both include inclined planes
100
What is a Fixed Pulley?
A pulley that is attached in a fixed location.
200
What is the distance between the input force and the fulcrum?
What is input arm
200
What simple machine is similar to a wheel and axle
What is a Lever
200
What inclined plane helps with moving household items?
What is U-haul ramp
200
Wedges are shaped like?
What is a V or V-shapes
200
Assuming friction forces are small, what forces will be the same for a fixed pulley
What is Input & Output forces
300
Which lever can be greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than one?
What is First Class Lever
300
Other than a Steering wheel, what is an example of a wheel and axle
What is Screwdrivers
300
Inclined planes are always?
What is Sloped and Gentle
300
Screws are inclined planes wrapped around a?
What is a cylinder
300
What is the difference between a pulley system and a movable pulley?
A pulley system includes a fixed pulley, movable pulleys do not
400
Examples of this lever includes Baseball bats, Hockey sticks, and golf clubs.
What are Third-Class Levers
400
The inner cylinder of a wheel and axle is...?
What is The axle
400
What are inclined planes use in everyday life for?
What is Move objects, help handicapped in public places, and to elevate objects
400
Thin wedges have a ____ mechanical advantage than a thick wedge with same length.
What is Greater
400
When you look at skyscraper window washers, what are they standing on?
What is a Movable Pulley
500
This mechanical advantage of this lever is always greater than one
What is Second class lever
500
The center of the two cylinders of a wheel and axle act as?
What is a/ the fulcrum
500
Inclined planes help with moving because it decreases
What is the amount of work you do
500
True Or False: Thinner screws reduce the amount of work you havee to apply on an object
What is True
500
The Pulley system always has a mechanical advantage of?
What is 4