Simple Machines

Choose the definition below that describes a lever.

• a wheel that has a rope wrapped around it

• wide at one end and pointed at another; 2 inclined planes that meet and form a sharp point

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

• a flat surface so that one end is higher than the other

Choose the definition below that describes a wheel and axle.

• a wheel that turns on a pole

• an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or a cone

• a flat surface so that one end is higher than the other

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

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Choose the definition below that describes a pulley.

• wide at one end and pointed at another; 2 inclined planes that meet and form a sharp point

• a wheel that has a rope wrapped around it

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

• a wheel that turns on a pole

Choose the definition below that describes a wedge.

• a wheel that has a rope wrapped around it

• an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or a cone

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

• wide at one end and pointed at another; 2 inclined planes that meet and form a sharp point

Choose the definition below that describes an inclined plane.

• a flat surface so that one end is higher than the other

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

• a wheel that turns on a pole

• an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or a cone

Choose the definition below that describes an inclined plane.

• a flat surface so that one end is higher than the other

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

• a wheel that turns on a pole

• an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or a cone

Choose the definition below that describes a screw.

• wide at one end and pointed at another; 2 inclined planes that meet and form a sharp point

• a wheel that has a rope wrapped around it

• a bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum)

• an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or a cone

Choose the simple machine shown in the picture.

• lever

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• screw

Choose the simple machine shown in the picture.

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• inclined plane

• lever

Choose the simple machine shown in the picture.

• wedge

• inclined plane

• screw

• pulley