Simple Machines Study Guide

A machine that combines 2 or more simple machines

• Unified machine
• Compound machine
• Composite machine
• Complex machine

A simple machine that consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cone or cylinder in a spiral pattern.

• Twist
• Coil
• Loop
• Screw

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A simple machine consisting of 2 inclined planes attached at an acute angle and used to spread a materiel apart as it is forced into the material.

• wedge
• screw
• pulley
• lever

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A simple machine that consists of a plane whose opposite ends are at different heights.

• Declined plane
• Sloped plane
• Inclined plane
• Angled plane

A simple machine that consists of a wheel and axle system with a groove around the perimeter of the wheel in which a rope, cable, or belt moves with the wheel as it is rotates.

• Lever
• Pulley
• Screw
• Inclined plane

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A simple machine that consists of a wheel with teeth on its perimeter that mesh with similar teeth of other gears to do work.

• Screw
• Lever
• Pulley
• Gear

A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a rod running through its axis that acts as the pivot point.

• Lever and pulley
• Screw and wedge
• Wheel and axle
• Inclined plane and gear

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A force that tends to cause a rotation about a pivot point.

• Velocity
• Friction
• Torque
• Acceleration

the point about which a lever pivots or rotates

• fulcrum
• axis
• center
• pivot

A simple machine that consists of a rigid bar that turns about a pivot point (fulcrum)

• screw
• pulley
• wheel
• lever