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Engineering
Simple Machines
Term | Definition |
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Force | Exerting pressure or influence over object or substance |
Friction | the act of a surface or an object rubbing against each other |
Fulcrum | The support on which a lever turns or is helped in moving or lifting something |
Inclined Plane | A plank or plane surface put at an angle to a horizontal surface |
Lever | A bar which on a fulcrum |
Load | Amount of work a machine is expected to perform |
Machine | Any device that applies or changes the direction of power force, or motion |
Axle | Bar on which a wheel turns |
Power | Strength or force that can be exerted on their bodies |
Pull | To move, usually with force or effort |
Pulley | A wheel that has a groove in the rim where a rope can run and change the direction of the pull |
Push | To move something away by pressing against it |
Screw | Cylinder with a ridge winding around it. Its a simple machine |
Spring | Something that produces action, a moving force |
Torque | A force that causes rotation |
Wedge | To force an opening |
Wheel | A round frame that turns on a pin or shift i its middle |
Work | An effort doing or making something |