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Simple machine vocab
Term | Definition |
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foce | exerting pressure or influence over or substance |
friction | the at 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 |
incline plane | a plank or plane surface put an angle to a horizontal surface. |
lever | a bar which rests 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 wheel turns. |
power | strength or force that can be exerted on other bodies. |
pull | to move usually with force or effort |
pulley | a wheel that ha s a grove 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 |
tool | an instrument of work |
torque | a force that causes rotation |
wedge | to force an opening |
wheel | a round frame turns or pin or shaft in its middle |
work | an effort in doing or making something. |