Simple Machines
Across
- 3. A simple machine that lifts or holds materials together. Often a spiral wrapped around a center post.
- 6. Ability to do work
- 8. A push or pull on an object
- 9. A simple machine that is on a slanted surface and makes moving and lifting things easier.
- 10. Force that is used to move a load
- 11. The object being moved
- 12. Any tool that makes work easier
- 13. Machine A machine with few or no moving parts that is used to make work easier
- 15. A simple machine that is a pair of inclined planes attached back-to-back and is used to force things apart.
Down
- 1. A rod passing through the center of a wheel or group of wheels.
- 2. A simple machine that is a wheel that is used with a cord or rope.
- 4. A simple machine that is made up of a wheel with a rod attached to it. When the wheel is turned, it turns the axle with it
- 5. How far load is moved
- 7. The action of one surface or object rubbing against another.
- 8. The fixed point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots
- 14. A simple machine that is a bar that pivots or turns on a fixed point