Inclined Planes

A device that transmits or modifies force or motion

• Slope and Rise
• Load
• Simple Machine
• Mechanical Advantage

Elements of an Inclined Plane

• Slope and Rise
• Load
• Mechanical Advantage
• Simple Machine

To create a mechanical advantage is the purpose of...

• Load
• Work
• Inclined Plane
• Effort

The object or weight being moved or lifted is...

• Work
• Effort
• Weight
• Load

The amount a machine multiplies force is...

• Mechanical Advantage
• Slope and Rise
• Effort
• Simple Machine

The vertical height of an inclined plane from the base to its highest point is...

• Slope
• Load
• Rise
• Work

The inclined plane makes work easier by _____ the amount of effort that must be applied to raise or lower a load.

• increasing
• accelerating
• reducing
• softening

This is also referred to as a slope.

• Mechanical Advantage
• Effort
• Inclined Plane
• Simple Machine

Using a force to move an object a distance is...

• Force
• Effort
• Load
• Work

A force applied to a machine to do work = Effort

• True
• False