Across
- 3. a machine typically with 2 or less parts that makes work easier
- 4. must be greater than the load. the force added
- 8. the point at which the rod pivots
- 9. a type of simple machine that allows a weight to be lifted with less effort.
- 10. The simple machine called a wheel and axle refers to the assembly formed by two disks, or cylinders, of different diameters mounted so they rotate together around the same axis
Down
- 1. simple machine consisting of a sloping surface, used for raising heavy bodies. The force required to move an object up
- 2. A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a portable inclined plane, and one of the six simple machines
- 5. The push or pull on an object with mass causes it to change its velocity
- 6. A screw is simply an inclined plane around a cylinder.
- 7. A pulley is a wheel that carries a flexible rope, cord, cable, chain, or belt on its rim. Pulleys are used singly or in combination to transmit energy