Simple Machines

a simple machine that consists of a bar that pivots at a fixed point called a fulcrum.

• pulley

• lever

• wheel and axle

the amount of energy needed to move an object.

• work

• wedge

• inclined plane

• screw

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two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.

• screw

• wheel and axle

• lever

• pulley

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a simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel.

• wedge

• screw

• inclined plane

• pulley

to make work easier, there are six types of these

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• Simple Machines

• work

a flat, sloped surface; a ramp

• inclined plane

• lever

• wheel and axle

• screw

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an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.

• wheel and axle

• pulley

• simple machines

• screw

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a device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end.

• inclined plane

• wedge

• lever

• pulley