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Simple Machines: Pulleys

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single fixed pulley   has the fulcrum between the force and the load  
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pulley   a kind of lever that can change the direction of force and/or multiply  
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numbers of lines   determines how much the force is amplified  
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block and tackle   consists of a fixed and a movable pulley  
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movable pulley   set up so the force and load move in the same direction  
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__can be set up in 3 ways: single fixed pulley, movable pulley, block and tackle   pulley  
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in a pulley system, the effort__and effort __ movement are in the same direction   force movement  
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in a block and tackle system, the effort force moves__as the load moves__   downward up  
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with the pulley system, the resistance__is in the direction of gravity, and the resistance__motion is the opposite direction   force motion  
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with a movable pulley, the___is at the end of the lever where the supporting rope touches the pulley   fulcrum  
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what does a movable pulley resemble   a second class lever  
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what does a single fixed pulley behave like   a first class lever  
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this type of pulley only changes the direction of the force   single fixed pulley  
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