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Simple Machines & Work Vocab Practice

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a grooved wheel with a rope or chain around it   pulley  
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a rigid bar that rotates (pivots) about a fixed point   lever  
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a large wheel and a small wheel that are connected and rotate together   wheel & axle  
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a flat, slanted surface   inclined plane  
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a wound-up inclined plane around a cylinder   screw  
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a device that makes work easier   simple machine  
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a device made of two or more simple machines   compound or complex machines  
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a push or pull exerted on an object   force  
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the fixed point about which a lever pivots   fulcrum  
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an example of a lever   broom  
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an example of a wheel and axle   steering wheel  
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an example of an inclined plane   wheelchair ramp  
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an example of a wedge   knife  
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an example of a screw   pickle jar lid  
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When you exert a force on an object that causes that object to move some distance (Force x Distance) you have done   work  
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