Simple Machines: Wheel and Axle

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Across
  1. 2. A wall mounted device that tells the time
  2. 5. the wheel and axle are used to reduce _____ of the moving vehicle with the ground
  3. 8. A simple lifting machine consisting of a rope that unwinds from a wheel onto a cylindrical drum or shaft joined to the wheel to provide mechanical advantage
  4. 9. Could you get some water from the ____ ?
  5. 10. Which philosophers first identified the wheel and axle as one of the simple machines used to lift weights?
Down
  1. 1. the ____ of the wheel and axle is the ratio of the distances from the fulcrum to the applied loads
  2. 3. The wheel and axle moves the force from the smaller input to a larger output. The smaller input is the axle, which acts as a ___ ?
  3. 4. What supports the axle and allows rotation?
  4. 6. The ___ on the bus go round and round
  5. 7. When it is hot, you turn on the _____ _____ in your room to cool off.