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Chap. 18 Weiser

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The purpose of a machine is to:   make work easier  
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Most machines make work easier by trading force for distance means:   the object will decrease as the length of the ramp increases but the effort must be exerted through a longer distance  
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If you fill a bottle with sand and place it in water the bottle will:   sink only when the buoyant force is less than the weight of the bottle and its contents  
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The _____________ is the balance point of a lever.   fulcrum  
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____________is the push or pull that causes changes in motion.   Force  
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A bicycle is or is not a simple machine?   is not  
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The word that best describes the force on a moving baseball is:   unbalanced  
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A ___________ ________________is a device, made of only a few parts, that makes work easier.   simple machine  
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When a football is thrown 20 yards __________ is done.   work  
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A force that opposes motion is called_____________.   friction  
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The buoyant force of a sealed, plastic bottle in water would be ________ ____or _______________than the bottle's weight.   equal to or greater  
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The force two arm wrestlers exert on each other's hands is:   balanced  
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When you use a bar magnet to pick up paper clips the force operating is:   magnetism  
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Pushing down on the free end of a lever to raise a load is an example of how the _________applied (effort) is _________than the load. The lever ________the amount of force needed to lift the load.   force less reduces  
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An ______________ ____________is a ramp or sloping surface.   inclined plane  
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The force of attraction that Earth exerts on objects is____________.   gravity  
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A pulley raising a block makes the job easier because although the pulley doesn't _________________effort force, it does change its ______________________. It is _____________to pull   multiply direction  
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A wedge, a chisel, and an axe are all what types of machines?   inclined plane  
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A _____________is a bar that makes it easier to move things.   lever  
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If two boys apply a force of 50 N. to a box at the same time and a 3rd boy pushes on the box at 50 N, what is the net force on the box?   50 N, to the left  
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A wheel with a groove for a rope is called a ____________.   pulley  
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