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SIcience Vocabulary for Work and SImple Machines

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Definition
Force   A push or a pull  
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Work   Done when an applied force cause an object to move in the direction of the force  
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Simple Machine   A device that makes work easier with only one movement  
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Compound Machine   A combination of simple machines  
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Mechanical Advantage   The number of times a machine multiplies the effort of force you apply to it  
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Pulley   An object with a groove, like a wheel, with a rope or chain running through the groove  
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Lever   A rod or plank that pivots around a fixed point  
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Wheel and Axle   It is made of two round objects that are attached and rotate together about the same axis  
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Inclined Plane   A sloped surface that does not move  
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Wedge   An inclined plane that tapers to a sharp edge.  
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Fulcrum   A fixed point  
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Work=   Distance x Force  
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Machines can   Make work easier by changing the amount of force, changing the distance, and by changing the direction.  
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1st class lever examples   Seesaw, Crowbar, Scissors, and Pry bar  
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2nd class lever examples   Wheelbarrow, Bottle Opener, and Nutcrackers  
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3rd class lever examples   Broom, Shovel, arm, leg, and fishing rod  
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A pulley _________ force.   Changes the direction  
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Instead of _______ against the load   Lifting up, you can pull down using your body weight  
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Compound Pulley   A system of movable pulleys  
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Mechanical Advantage can increase _________ pulley.   By using more than one  
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Inclined plane provides____.   Not less work but less effort.  
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Inclined plane are used to__.   Reduce the force needed to overcome the force of gravity when lifting and lowering a heavy object.  
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A screw has _ parts.   2  
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What are the names of the parts of a screw and which part is it?   The Body: Cylinder Post The Thread: Inclined plane wrapped around the cylinder  
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Functions of a screw   Fasten things (standard screw or nuts and bolts), Make holes (drill bits), and lift heavy objects (jackscrew).  
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Archimedes screw   Screw that contains a cylinder used to move water  
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A wedge is used ___.   To increase force  
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The _____ wedge moves through it.   Material remains in place.  
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Wedges can be ____.   Forced between two things to hold them tightly together (doorstop or a nail) or used to cut, split and fasten (teeth, knives, and axes).  
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On a wheel and axle the ____.   Wheel is connected to a rigid pole  
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How is a wheel and axle a modified lever?   The center of the axle acts as a fulcrum making the wheel a lever that rotates around in a circle.  
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Is the bigger one usually the wheel or the axle? The wheel   The wheel  
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