Simple Machines Vocabulary

a slanted walk or roadway that connects a lower to a higher place; one type of inclined plane

• pulley

• load

• ramp

• work

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the object to be moved using a machine

• load

• pulley

• force

• inclined planes

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the force applied to a simple machine

• effort

• load

• simple machine

• pulley

A simple device that changes a force.

• gravity

• simple machines

• pull

• mass

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A simple machine made up of two inclined planes. A knife is an example of this simple machine.

• inclined plane

• wedge

• screw

• mass

A simple machine made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a column.

• inclined plane

• wedge

• screw

• mass

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A simple machine made up of a stiff bar that moves freely around a fixed point. A seesaw is an example of this simple machine.

• lever

• wedge

• screw

• pulley

A simple machine made up of two cylinders that turn on the same axis.. The tires and axle on a car are an example of this simple machine.

• wheel and axle

• wedge

• screw

• pulley

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A simple machine that consists of a wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it.

• A) lever

• B) pulley

• C) wedge

• D) screw

Which simple machine is used to hold objects together, such as in a clamp or a vise?

• A) lever

• B) pulley

• C) screw

• D) wedge