Simple Machines

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 

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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

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

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This device

• wedge
• lever
• incline plane
• wheel and axle

What type of simple machine is this?

• wheel and axle
• gear
• lever
• inclined plane

The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 

• effort
• potential 
• kinetic 
• work 

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