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Lesson 3.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simple machines | do work using only one movement |
| lever | a simple machine made up of a bar that pivots, or rotates, about a fixed point |
| fulcrum | the point about which a lever pivots |
| wheel and axle | an axle attached to the center of a wheel and both rotate together |
| inclined plane | a flat sloped surface |
| wedge | a sloped surface that moves |
| screw | an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder |
| pulley | a simple machine that is grooved wheel with a rope or a cable wrapped around it |