Simple Machines

Incline plane: A straight, slanted _________.

• idea

• pulley

• machine

• surface

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Which of the following is an example of an inclined plane?

• screw

• pulley

• wheel

• ramp

How does an inclined plane make work easier?  It is easier to push an object up a ramp than it is to ______ the same object straight up to the same height.

• make

• destroy

• lift

• kick

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_______: Inclined plane that is wider or thicker at one end than the other.

• wedge

• lever

• complex machine

• screw

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Which of the following is an example of a wedge?

• seasaw

• ramp

• ax

• wheel and axel

How does an axe make work easier?

• it decreases the distance

• it is used to cut, split or pry

• it spins

• it reduces gravity

Screw:  Inclined plane that is wrapped around a _________.

• incline

• rectangle

• cube

• cylinder

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A screw and bottle cap are examples of a _________.

• screw

• lever

• wedge

• pulley

How does a screw make work easier?-When turned a _______force is applied over the long distance of the screws threads.

• medium

• large

• potential

• small

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First-Class Lever-Arrangement: fulcrum in the ________, load and force on the ends.

• north end

• middle

• south end

• undeneath