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Chapter 6
Simple Machines Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Pulley | A wheel with a line around it. |
Work | The use of force to move an object over a distance. |
Inclined plane | A slanted surface. |
Simple machine | a machine with few or no moving parts, to which only one force is applied. |
Lever | A bar that pivots on a fixed point. |
Wedge | Two inclined planes placed back to back. |
Screw | A post with threads wrapped arount it. |
Fulcrum | The fixed point on a lever. |