Simple Machines
Across
- 2. class lever/the effort is between the pivot (fulcrum) and the load.
- 4. force/the initial force used to get a machine to begin working.
- 7. wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes.
- 8. and axle/A wheel with a rod, called an axle, through its center lifts or moves loads.
- 11. force that moves an object over a distance by overcoming a resistance force.
- 13. inclined plane wrapped around a pole which holds things together or lifts materials.
- 14. class lever/the load is between the pivot (fulcrum) and the effort.
Down
- 1. class lever/the pivot (fulcrum) is between the effort and the load.
- 3. plane/a sloping ramp up which heavy loads can be raised by ropes or chains.
- 5. measurement for work
- 6. piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
- 9. a force to move an object a distance (when both the force and the motion of the object are in the same direction.)
- 10. rigid bar resting on a pivot.
- 12. and tackle/another name for a pulley.
- 14. machine/any of the basic mechanical devices for applying a force.