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5th Grade Levers and Pulleys

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A drawing that describes the relationship of all the parts of a system.   Diagram  
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A _____ uses a system of symbols and conventions to communicate information about lever design.   Diagram  
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The point at which a lever arm pivots.   Fulcrum  
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The weight or resistance that is moved using a simple machine.   Load  
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The force applied to move a load using a simple machine.   Effort  
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Class 1 levers have the ________ in the middle and the load and the effort at the ends.   Fulcrum  
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Class 2 levers have the ________ in the middle of the fulcrum and the effort at the ends.   Load  
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Class 3 levers have the _______ in the middle and the fulcrum and load at the ends.   Effort  
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Which lever class always gives advantage?   Class 2  
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Which lever class never gives you advantage?   Class 3  
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The F,L, and E stand for the part of hte lever system that is in the ______ of the lever.   Middle  
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Any of the six basic devices that provide mechanical or other advantage, such as pulleys and levers   Simple Machine  
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Two pulleys can provide greater ___________ than one when lifting loads.   Mechanical advantage  
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_____ = Force x Distance   Work  
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In a lever system and a pulley system, a ____ in effort is balanced by the distance over which the effort must act.   Reduction  
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The benefits gained by using simple machines are always balanced by costs. When the benefits ________ the costs, the machine is a useful tool.   Outweigh  
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a simple machine that people use to gain a mechanical advantage, such as making work easier   lever  
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a stick or beam free to pivot at a point   lever arm  
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effort is measured in _______   Newtons  
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in a lever system the _______ from the fulcrum the effort is applied, the ______ the advantage is to the lever user   Farther easier  
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__________ shows relationship between two variables and can be used to make predictions   two-coordinate graphs  
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_________ is a benefit obtain by using a lever (or other simple machine.)   advantage  
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_____ is a wheel with a groove rim in which a rope can run to change the ________ of the pull (force) that lifts the load   pully direction  
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_____ _____ has a wheel that is attached to something _____ ___ ____.   fixed pully above the load  
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________ has a wheel that is attached to ______   movable pully the load  
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_______ ________reduces the effort needed to lift a load or overcome a resistance;it results from using a simple machine   Mechanical advantage  
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_________ is a change in direction that results from passing a rope through a pulley   Directional advantage  
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a single pulley can be set ups as a _____ pulley or a _______ pulley   Fixed movable  
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Any of the 6 basic devices that provide a mechanical or other advantage, such as pulleys and levers   Simple Machine  
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_____ pulleys can provide greater mechanical advantage than one when lifting loads   two  
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the benefits gained by using simple machines are always balanced by _____   costs  
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when the benefits outweigh the costs, the machine is a _____ tool   useful  
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in a lever system and a pulley system,a reduction in effort is balanced by the ________ over which the effort must act   distance  
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