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Flash Cards on levers, pulleys, and related definitions

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A simple machine consisting of an arm and fulcrum   Lever  
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Single Pulley that reduces effort   Movable  
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The 6 simple machines   Levers, Pulleys, Wheel & axles, screws, inclined planes, wedges  
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Lever Classes; define   Class 1, Fulcrum in middle, Class 2, Load in middle, Class 3,Effort in middle  
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Grooved wheel free to rotate around a spindle around which a rope passes in order to move a load   Pulley  
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Benefit gained by using a simple machine   Advantage  
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Amount of force used to move a load or overcome a resistance   Effort  
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More ropes supporting load means   Effort divided by that amount  
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