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