Simple Machines Vocabulary

straight bar that moves on a fixed point

• lever

• inclined plane

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• screw

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any slanted surface

• lever

• inclined plane

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• screw

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two inclined planes that come together to form a V shape

• lever

• inclined plane

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• screw

a wheel that moves on a center post

• lever

• inclined plane

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• screw

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bar on which wheels turn

• lever

• inclined plane

• wedge

• axle

• pulley

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a grooved wheel with a rope around it

• lever

• inclined plane

• wedge

• axle

• pulley

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the fixed point that a lever moves on

• lever

• fulcrum

• distance

• load

• work

a machine with few or no moving parts

• energy

• friction

• force

• simple machine

• machine

a tool that makes work easier

• energy

• friction

• force

• simple machine

• machine

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The ratio of the output force to the input force is.....

• work

• fulcrum

• simple machine

• mechanical advantage