Simple Machines: The Wedge

Simple Machines: The Wedge

Multiple Choice

This device

• wedge

• lever

• incline plane

• wheel and axle

Multiple Choice

-object with a sharp edge
-helps spread or cut something

• wedge
• wheel and axle

Multiple Choice

 A shovel is a wedge True  or False?

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

is a tooth a wedge(Think, does it split or break things apart?)

• True 
• False

Multiple Choice

Is a doorstop a wedge

• True 
• False

Multiple Choice

A wedge is a _________ shaped object

• Triangular
• Circular
• Cube
• Apple

Multiple Choice

Mechanical Advantage:  To drive objects apart.

• Pulley
• Inclined Plane
• Wedge
• Wheel and Axle