Simple Machines

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Across
  1. 4. 'Rolls' to reduce friction
  2. 8. He came up with three laws of motion
  3. 10. A machine made of two wedges on levers (used to cut things)
  4. 13. The force pulling us down due to the mass of the Earth
  5. 14. More commonly known as a ramp
  6. 15. Strong shape with circular cross section
  7. 17. Most simple machines decrease the force by increasing the _________ travelled
  8. 18. Two inclined planed back to back
Down
  1. 1. By pulling rope through these we can decrease the force needed for a job
  2. 2. Strong shape used in roof trusses and bridges
  3. 3. For every force there is an equal but _______ force
  4. 5. The tendency of an object to 'keep doing what its doing'
  5. 6. How quickly an object changes velocity (speed)
  6. 7. This equals mass x acceleration (F=ma)
  7. 9. Changes the direction of a force
  8. 11. An inclined plane wrapped around an axle
  9. 12. An object will keep doing what its doing unless acted on by an _________ force
  10. 16. A long handle allowing force to be applied at a distance