Weight and Balance Inv 1 and 2

A ____________ is a long board that is placed on a fulcrum

• beam
• unbalanced
• equilibrate

For objects to be balanced, there must be _________________ weight on both sides.

• fulcrum 
• pan balance
• equal

When the weight of objects are not evenly spread out, we say they are ____________.

• balanced
• unbalanced
• fulcrum

You must __________________ the balance beam before comparing the weights of objects. 

• equilibrate
• equal
• weight

When the weight of objects are evenly spread out, they are _____________________.

• beam
• unbalanced
• balanced

___________ describes how heavy or light an object is.

• fulcrum
• weight
• equilibrate

The ___________ holds the balance beam up and is usually placed in the center

• beam
• pan balance
• fulcrum

A ____________________ uses pans to compare the weight of objects. 

• pan balance
• beam
• equal