Across
- 5. pivot point of a lever
- 6. push or pull
- 7. weight or pressure about to or being worked on
- 8. a machine that uses multiple simple machines to do work
- 10. overall force acting on an object
- 11. activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result
- 13. unit for energy
- 15. friction or resistance through the air
- 16. ex ramp
- 17. ex tire wheel
- 18. force exerted on a machine
- 19. friction that stops or slows down an object
- 20. ex cork screw/bottle opener
- 21. resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion
- 22. a rod or spindle passing through the center of a wheel
- 24. object upon which the only force acting is gravity
- 25. ex crane
- 27. natural phenomenon where all things with mass are brought toward one another
Down
- 1. simplest mechanisms that use mechanical advantage to make work easier
- 2. measure of the force amplification achieved by using a simple machine
- 3. used to make work easier
- 4. resisting motion on an object
- 9. wheels with teeth
- 10. unit used for force/mass
- 12. force that the machine applies
- 14. balance
- 17. ex kinife
- 23. the strength and force that something has when its moving
- 26. ex seesaw, wheelbarrow, or rake