Simple Machines

A seesaw is an example of a  

• wedge
• lever 
• inclined plane 
• pulley 

What is an example of an inclined plane?

• crane
• slide
• bike
• see-saw

What is an example of a pulley?

• slide
• flag pole
• ax
• chapstick

How can the lever be balanced?

• add weight to the right side
• move the fulcrum right
• move the heavier weight back

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A simple machine usually used to raise a flag is a (an)

• inclined plane

• pulley

• lever

• wheel and axle

A push or pull is a 

• load
• fulcrum
• force
• work

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A ramp is an example of a(n)

• inclined plane
• fulcrum
• force
• lever

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________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance

• load
• friction
• force
• work

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A lever turns back and forth on a

• effort
• load
• work
• fulcrum

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Which of the following is true for the picture?

• elephant is the fulcrum, mouse is the effort, triangle is the load
• mouse is the fulcrum, triangle is the effort, elephant is the load
• triangle is the fulcrum, mouse is the effort, elephant is the load

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