Science Vocab

5. a simple machine made up of a bar that pivots, or rotates, about a fixed point
8. advantage the ratio of a machine's output force produced to the input force applied
9. machine a type of machine that does work using only one movement
11. the rate at which work is done
12. a simple machine consisting of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

1. the point about which a lever pivots
2. plane a simple machine consisting of a ramp, or a flat, sloped surface
3. a simple machine consisting of a sloped surface that moves
4. the ratio of a machine's output work to its input work
6. a simple machine made up of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it
7. and axle a simple machine made up of an axle attached to the center of a wheel and both rotate together
10. the transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes an object move in the direction of the force. Work is only being done while the force is applied to the object