Simple Machines

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Identify this simple machine: Lever, Wheel & Axle, Inclined Plane, Screw

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Wheel & Axle

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Two examples of a pulley...

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flagpole hoist & window blinds

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What does a simple machine do?

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Allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance, reduce the amount of force needed to do work, change the direction of the applied force.

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Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work? Options: a boy runs across a football field, a banker counts money, a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp, a girl eats a sandwich

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a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp

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The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

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pulley

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An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine: lever, pulley, screw, wedge

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screw

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A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point

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lever

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A seesaw is an example of a

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lever

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Stairs: wedge, pulley, inclined plane, wheel and axle

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inclined plane

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This device: wedge, lever, incline plane, wheel and axle

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wedge