Simple machines

Simple machines make work...

• Easier

• Harder

• Slower

• Boring

A force is..

• a push or a pull

• something that is heavy to lift

• something jedis have

• Something we find on May the 4th

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

• Screw

• wheel and axle

• Inclined plane

• wedge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A simple machine that can cut things, splits them apart, or holds a door open.

• Wedge

• Screw

• Lever

• Pulley

Name this simple machine

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw

Which ramp will require the least amount of force?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What simple machine is used here?

• a screw

• a wedge

• an inclined plane

• a lever

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A lever turns back and forth on a _______

• Effort

• Load

• Fulcrum

• work

Which simple machine LIFTS objects using a PULL down on a rope?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

• Wedge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Where is the fulcrum?

• A

• B

• C