Simple Machines

Front

What is a simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open?

Back

Wedge

Front

What is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove?

Back

Pulley

Front

What simple machine is used in a lightbulb?

Back

Screw

Front

What simple machines make up scissors, a compound machine?

Back

2 levers and 2 inclined planes

Front

What simple machine is used to raise a flag on a flagpole?

Back

Pulley

Front

What is a flat surface that is higher on one end called?

Back

Inclined Plane

Front

What simple machine consists of a bar that pivots on a point called a fulcrum?

Back

Lever

Front

What is a simple machine that wraps around a cylinder and is used to hold things together?

Back

Screw

Front

What is the term for a wheel with a rod through its center that allows it to turn?

Back

Wheel and Axle

Front

What simple machine is used to lift heavy objects by changing the direction of force?

Back

Pulley