Simple Machines Identification

The support on which a lever rests

• fulcrum

• lever

• load

• effort

The _____ is a simple machine with slanted threads along its sides.

• wheel and axle

• pulley

• screw

• wedge

The pointed end of a moving ______ can split things apart

• lever

• wedge

• screw

• pulley

A _______ can be made from a rope and wheel or a chain and wheel

• inclined plane

• wedge

• pulley

• screw

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The ______ is a push or squeeze that makes a lever move

• load

• effort

• lever

• fulcrum

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A wheelchair ramp is an example of a ________

• inclined plane

• wheel and axle

• pulley

• screw

In a simple machine, a weight to be lifted or moved in the _______

• effort

• fulcrum

• load

• spring

How are inclined planes, wedges, and screws alike?

You meet a carpenter that uses screws instead of nails. Give one possible reason why this might be.

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Name this simple machine.

• Lever
• Wedge
• Pulley
• Inclined Plane