Force and Motion Vocabulary

What is a lever?

• An object that changes a force

• Simple machine made up of two inclined planes

• Stiff bar that moves freely on a fixed point

• A rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel

What is an inclined plane?

• A force that pulls objects toward each other

• Simple machine made up of a slanted surface

• Two cylinders that turn on the same axis

• A change in an object's position as compared to objects around it

What is friction?

• A force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces

• Pushes or pulls that cause objects to change their motion

• An object that changes a force

• Simple machine made up of two inclined planes

What is gravity?

• A rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel

• A force that pulls objects toward each other

• Inclined plane wrapped around a post

• Two cylinders that turn on the same axis

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What is force?

• Pushes or pulls that cause objects to change their motion

• A change in an object's position as compared to objects around it

• Simple machine made up of a slanted surface

• An object that changes a force

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What is a wheel & axle?

• Two cylinders that turn on the same axis

• A force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces

• Simple machine made up of two inclined planes

• A rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel

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What is a screw?

• Inclined plane wrapped around a post

• A force that pulls objects toward each other

• Stiff bar that moves freely on a fixed point

• An object that changes a force

What is a pulley?

• A rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel

• Simple machine made up of a slanted surface

• A force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces

• Two cylinders that turn on the same axis

What is a simple machine?

• An object that changes a force

• A force that pulls objects toward each other

• A change in an object's position as compared to objects around it

• Pushes or pulls that cause objects to change their motion

What is a wedge?

• Simple machine made up of two inclined planes

• Inclined plane wrapped around a post

• A force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces

• A rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel