Across
- 2. The force exerted on an object by a machine.
- 5. A machine that combines two or more simple machines.
- 8. A flat, sloped surface (also called a ramp).
- 9. A simple machine made of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it.
- 11. A simple machine made of two connected objects that rotate about a common axis; made of a wheel with a rod through the center.
- 13. The force you exert on a machine.
Down
- 1. Devices that do work with a single motion.
- 3. Devices that allow you to do work in an easier way but do not reduce the amount of work you do.
- 4. A rigid bar that is free to pivot, or rotate on a fixed point called a fulcrum.
- 6. How much a machine multiplies the force you exert on it.
- 7. The fixed point on which a lever pivots.
- 10. A device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end.
- 12. An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder (rod).