Understanding Loads

What is a load in the context of this lesson?

• A type of vehicle

• The amount of things being moved at once

• A type of machine

• A place where goods are stored

Which of the following is NOT a way a load can be moved?

• Lifted

• Lowered

• Thrown

• Transported

What simple machine uses force to move loads?

• Scale

• Lever

• Hammer

• Pulley

How do bulldozers move loads?

• By lifting them

• By pushing piles of snow away

• By pulling them

• By weighing them

What question does the lesson pose to encourage critical thinking about loads?

• Is a truck a load?

• Is this shelf holding a load?

• Can a load be a person?

• Can a load be invisible?