Simple Machines Review

Simple machines make work...

• easier

• harder

• faster

A force is...

• a push or a pull

• something that is heavy to lift

• something jedis have

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Scientists use the word work to mean...

• trying really hard to do something

• using force to move an object

• reporting to your job everyday

Simple machines have 1 or 2 moving parts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This machine helps raise objects by increasing the amount of distance they travel.

• screw
• wheel and axle
• inclined plane

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A simple machine that can cut things, split them apart, or hold a door open.

• wedge
• screw
• lever

A simple machine that is made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. It is often used to hold things together.

• lever

• screw

• wedge

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Lightbulb

• wedge
• pulley
• incline plane
• screw

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This device

• wedge
• lever
• incline plane
• wheel and axle

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Name this simple machine. 

• Screw
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge