Simple Machines

It is a flat surface that is higher on one end

• Wedges

• Simple machine

• Inclined plane

• screws

What type of a simple machine is this ?

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Two inclined planes put together is known as ______

• wheel and axle

• screw

• wedge

• first class lever

It can be put together in different ways to make complex machinery

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Gears are a form of what ?

• wheels and axles

• lever

• screw

• wedge

What does the pulley need to make it do the work ?

• Chain

• rope

• screw

• belt

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What does simple machine do ?

• making things easier and faster

• making things harder to do

Which tool is a part of a pulley ?

• A Rope & Wheel

• Ramp & Slide

• Inclined plane

What is a lever ?

• A metal rod that bends.

• A pulley

• A bar on a rod set up on a fulcrum.

What is the point that is on top of the triangle under the rod ?

• ramp

• pulley

• fulcrum