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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gravity | Force that pushes us down |
| Fulcrum | The pivot of a lever |
| Gears | A wheel with teeth |
| Inclined Plane | Flat angled surface |
| Lever | A simple machine made up of fulcrum load and effort |
| Pulley | A wheel with a groove around it to help us move things via pulling down |
| mass | How much matter is in an object |
| Weight | How many newtons are the mass being pulled down by gravity |
| Wheel | A round object used to reduce friction |
| Simple machine | A machine without an engine |