Simple Machines
Across
- 1. Wedge used for cutting food
- 3. Lever used for digging holes in the ground
- 5. A simple machine used to separate something; made up of two inclined planes back-to-back
- 6. Type of simple machine that is made of a wheel attached to a rod
- 9. Fixed point on a lever that doesn't move
- 10. Tool with two levers attached together for cutting paper
- 12. When you push, pull, or turn something you are applying this
- 13. Lever that kids sit on; often found on a playground
- 14. Pulleys are used to raise this on a sailboat
- 15. Number of different types of simple machines
- 16. Type of simple machine that is spiral-shaped and pulls two things together
- 18. Wedge used for chopping wood
Down
- 2. Type of simple machine that is a flat surface with one end higher than the other
- 4. Pulleys are used to raise a flag up this tall object
- 7. Wheel and axle device that is turned when you open a door
- 8. Type of simple machine that is made of a wheel with a rope or chain
- 10. Wheel and axle tool that is often used with screws
- 11. Type of simple machine made up of a bar that moves on a fixed point, or fulcrum
- 13. Inclined plane that is often found on a playground
- 17. This part of a bottle is an example of a screw