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Simple Machines Study Guide

The document provides a study guide for a simple machines assessment. It defines simple machines as devices with one or no moving parts that make work easier by reducing the force needed to move an object over a distance. Simple machines include levers, inclined planes, screws, wheels and axles, wedges, and pulleys. Compound machines are combinations of simple machines. The study guide gives examples of each type of simple machine.

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Simple Machines Study Guide

The document provides a study guide for a simple machines assessment. It defines simple machines as devices with one or no moving parts that make work easier by reducing the force needed to move an object over a distance. Simple machines include levers, inclined planes, screws, wheels and axles, wedges, and pulleys. Compound machines are combinations of simple machines. The study guide gives examples of each type of simple machine.

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The Simple Machines assessment will be given on _________

What is a simple machine? What is the load?

Simple Machines Study Guide

A simple machine has just one moving part, or none, and requires only manual force from a person or animal to make them move A simple machine uses force to move a load

The load is the weight to be lifted or work to be done The force !effort" is the power, strength or energy used to move something Simple machines make work easier by reducing the amount of force needed to do work, but it also increases the amount of distance covered while doing the work

What is the force?

How do simple machines make work easier? What is work?

#ork is when force !effort" is applied to an object and the object is moved a measurable distance #ork $ %orce & 'istance (&amples) *f you push a wall all day and the wall does not move, you have not done any work *f you lift a spoon you have done work +eading a book is not producing ,scientific- work

#hen simple machines are combined, they become compound machines There are three parts to a lever, the load, the force and the fulcrum *f you move the fulcrum closer to the load, you can lift the load with a small amount of force but your load moves a short distance *f you move the fulcrum closer to the force, you need a greater force to lift the load but you can lift it a longer distance (&amples of levers) screwdriver, seesaw, door, baseball bat, broom

What is a compound or complex machine? Levers

An inclined plane is a plane set at an angle, such as a ramp *f you move a load up an inclined plane you use less force but you move your load over a longer distance (&amples of inclined planes) ladder, ramp, stairs, escalator, slide

Inclined Planes

A screw is really an inclined plane .ou need to travel a longer distance by turning the screw many times !on the threads" to complete the task (&amples of screws) drill bit, cap on bottle

Screws

A wheel and a&el is a circular disk that turns on an a&is, or rod (&amples of wheels and a&els) faucet, doorknob, handlebars on bike, wheel on car

Wheel and Wed!e Pulley

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A wedge is a double inclined plane They are used to split or pull things apart (&amples of wedges) /nife, can opener, needles, nail, saw and doorstop

A pulley is a simple machine that changes direction of the force *nstead of your muscles lifting the object up, they work to pull down the pulley 0sing one pulley changes the direction of force but does not reduce the amount of force needed 0sing more than one pulley decreases the force needed to lift the load

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