Simple Machines/Energy

A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.

• wedge

• screw

• lever

• inclined plane

An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine

• lever

• pulley

• screw

• wedge

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point

• lever

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• fulcrum

An axe is an example of a

• pulley

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

A seesaw is an example of a

• wedge

• lever

• inclined plane

• pulley

A device that has two or more simple machines working together

• fulcrum

• pulley

• compound (complex) machine

• motor

Stairs are an example of what?

• wedge

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wheel and axle

Lightbulbs are examples of what simple machine?

• wedge

• pulley

• incline plane

• screw

Which is not a type of simple machine?

• spring

• screw

• pulley

• wedge

What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?

• lever

• inclined plane

• pulley

• screw