Force and Motion

A push or a pull

• Force

• Lever

• Wedge

• Work

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The location of an object.

• Pulley

• Force

• Position

• Fulcrum

A force that acts directly against the direction of motion.

• Force

• Work

• Wedge

• Friction

The use of force that causes an object to move over a distance.

• Work

• Force

• Lever

• Simple Machine

A machine that has a few or no moving parts and to which you apply only one kind of force.

• Simple Machine

• Compound Machine

• Inclined Plane

• Fulcrum

A bar that pivots (turns) on a fixed point.

• Screw

• Lever

• Fulcrum

• Wedge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The support that a lever turns around. The point on which a lever rests and pivots.

• Fulcrum

• Lever

• Wedge

• Pulley

A wheel that has a cord around its rim.

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw

A rod (axle) that is attached to a wheel.

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Wheel and axle

• Lever

A slanted surface that changes that makes work easier. Sometimes called a ramp.

• Inclined Plane

• Wheel and axle

• Lever

• Pulley