HP 6-1 Simple Machines

HP 6-1 Simple Machines

By g Custer

​Remember:

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There are six

Simple Machines!​

Multiple Choice

Identify this Simple Machine.

• wedge
• lever
• incline plane
• screw

Multiple Choice

Identify this Simple Machine.

• Pulley
• Wheel and Axle
• Inclined Plane
• Lever

Multiple Choice

Identify this Simple Machine.

• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge

Multiple Choice

Identify this Simple Machine.

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

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• ​They give us an increased Mechanical Advantage.

• ​They change the magnitude and/or direction of a force.

• ​Allow users to apply less force over l o n g e r distances.

What are

Simple Machines?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?

• a boy runs across a football field
• a banker counts money
• a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
• a girl eats a sandwich

Multiple Choice

____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.

• energy
• work
• force

Multiple Choice

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.

• force
• energy
• work

Multiple Choice

What is effort (input force)?

• the force required by a machine in order to do work

• the force which must be overcome in order to do work

• the force the machine exerts on a object
• the output work times the input distance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does a simple machine do?

• 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
• all of the these

Poll

How would you rate your understanding of Simple Machines?

• I am totally lost.

• I understand some of it, but I need to learn a lot more.

• I understand almost everything about this topic.

• I totally understand this topic!