Simple Machines & Magnets

An inclined plane used to hold something tight or split things apart

• wheel

• wedge

• pulley

An inclined plane wrapped around a central cylinder

• wheel

• pulley

• screw

A simple machine with a bar that is free to pivot around a fixed point

• lever

• wheel

• pulley

A simple machine that has a rope, belt, or chain that is wrapped around a grooved wheel

• lever

• pulley

• wedge

A simple machine that consists of a flat, slanted surface

• inclined plane

• pulley

• lever

A simple machine that turns and helps us move things

• lever

• wheel

• axle

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A rod that goes through the middle of a wheel to help it move and stay in place

• axle

• screw

• lever

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A push or pull that can make an object move

• force

• repel

• friction

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The transfer of energy that occurs when an object is moved in the direction of a force applied to it

• friction

• to push away

• force

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To push away

• force

• friction

• repel

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