Simple Machines and Forces & Motion

An object that changes a force

• simple machine

• friction

• wheel and axle

• force

Simple machine made up of two inclined planes.

• inclined plane

• friction

• wedge

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A force that pulls object toward each other.

• wedge

• lever

• gravity

• force

Tags

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A force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces.

• force

• motion

• friction

• lever

A change in an object's position as compared to objects around it.

• motion

• lever

• screw

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Two cylinders that turn on an axis that is the same.

• pulley

• wheel & axle

• gravity

• force

Inclined plane wrapped around a post.

• screw

• inclined plane

• pulley

• wedge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The stiff bar that moves freely on a fixed point.

• lever

• force

• gravity

• friction

A rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel.

• friction

• lever

• pulley

• wedge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The pushes or pulls that cause objects to change their motion.

• motion

• force

• screw

• gravity

Tags

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