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Science
(ENERGY)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wedge | A moving inclined plane with either one or two sloping sides. Force goes in 2 directions |
| Screw | A incline plane wrapped around a cylinder |
| Pulley | A grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove that can change the amount and/orthe direction of the force applied (effort force). |
| single fixed pulley | Pulley used to change the direction of the force |
| moveable pulley | Pulley used to reduce the effort force. |
| Lever | A long rigid bar that rests on and pivots around a support called a fulcrum. |
| Fulcrum | the fixed point around which a lever pivots or rotates. |
| Wheel and Axle | a shaft, called the axle, inserted through the middle of a wheel. |
| Gear | a wheel with jagged edges like teeth around the rim |
| Compound Machine | a device that combines two or more simple machines |
| Scissors [Energy Form] | Example of 2 levers and 2 wedges, a form of incline plane. |
| flagpole | example of a fixed pulley |