Simple and Complex Machines
Across
- 6. The point around which a lever pivots or turns.
- 9. Any devices made up of more than one simple machine; compound machines.
- 10. A pin or pole around which a wheel revolves.
- 12. A round object that turns around a pin or pole; a type of simple machine.
- 13. Any device that uses energy to help a person do work.
- 14. An inclined plane wrapped around a rod, often used to hold things together; a type of simple machine.
- 15. Something that is lifted or carried.
- 16. A round object that turns around a central point.
Down
- 1. Any basic devices that work with the use of a single force.
- 2. The force that builds up when two objects rub against each other.
- 3. A slanted surface that makes it easier to move an object between a lower level and a higher level; a type of simple machine.
- 4. The strength or energy that moves an object.
- 5. A circular lever, usually a wheel with a rope around it; a type of simple machine.
- 7. A sloped path used to move things between a lower level and a higher level.
- 8. A toothed wheel that connects with another toothed object to change speed or direction; a type of simple machine.
- 11. A rigid bar that pivots or turns around a fulcrum; a type of simple machine.
- 12. A simple machine with one narrow or pointed end and one wide end, used to separate two objects or parts.
- 16. The act of moving something.