Force, Simple Machines

A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.

• wedge
• screw
• lever

This device

• wedge
• lever
• incline plane
• wheel and axle

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____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.

• energy
• work
• force

A _____ is a fixed bar  that us free to move around a fixed point known as a fulcrum.

• pulley
• inclined plane
• lever

A sloping force, like a ramp, that reduces the mount of force required to lift an object.

• screw
• wheel and axle
• inclined plane

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Stairs

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

All simple machines help make work _________.

• harder
• smaller
• lighter
• easier

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

This simple machine allowed Elijah to lift a heavy rock.

• wedge
• lever
• screw
• inclined plane

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

This simple machine helps force objects apart.

• wedge
• lever
• pulley
• inclined plane

This type of simple machine has a slanted surface.

• wedge
• screw
• pulley
• inclined plane