This document discusses simple machines and how they help humans do work. It defines simple machines as tools with few or no moving parts that change the amount or direction of force. The document lists and describes six simple machines: the lever, inclined plane, wedge, screw, wheel and axle, and pulley. It provides examples of each machine and explains how compound machines combine two or more simple machines to help with work.
4. Machine
A tool that helps us do work
Machines help us by:
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5. Machine
A tool that helps us do work
Machines help us by:
1. Changing the amount of force on an
object.
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6. Machine
A tool that helps us do work
Machines help us by:
1. Changing the amount of force on an
object.
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7. Machine
A tool that helps us do work
Machines help us by:
1. Changing the amount of force on an
object.
2. Changing the direction of the force.
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8. Force
a push or pull that changes the
motion or shape of an object
Example: I push a bookshelf to move it.
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9. Force
a push or pull that changes the
motion or shape of an object
Example: I push a bookshelf to move it.
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10. Energy
the ability to do work
Example: I must have energy to run the mile.
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11. Energy
the ability to do work
Example: I must have energy to run the mile.
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12. Work
the result of force moving an
object
Example
Picking up something heavy is
hard work!
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13. Work
the result of force moving an
object
Example
Picking up something heavy is
hard work!
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14. Work
the result of force moving an
object
Example
Picking up something heavy is
hard work!
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15. Gravity
Gravity is the force that constantly
pulls objects toward Earth.
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16. Gravity
Gravity is the force that constantly
pulls objects toward Earth.
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22. Simple Machines
have few or no moving parts
Lever
Inclined Plane
Wedge
Screw
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23. Simple Machines
have few or no moving parts
Lever
Inclined Plane
Wedge
Screw
Wheel and Axel
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24. Simple Machines
have few or no moving parts
Lever
Inclined Plane
Wedge
Screw
Wheel and Axel
Pulley
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25. Lever
made of a board or bar (arm)
set on top of a fulcrum
used to lift weight
Example: seesaw, crowbar,
baseball bat, rake
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26. Lever
made of a board or bar (arm)
set on top of a fulcrum
used to lift weight
Example: seesaw, crowbar,
baseball bat, rake
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27. Lever
made of a board or bar (arm)
set on top of a fulcrum
used to lift weight
Example: seesaw, crowbar,
baseball bat, rake
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28. Lever
made of a board or bar (arm)
set on top of a fulcrum
used to lift weight
Example: seesaw, crowbar,
baseball bat, rake
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29. Lever
made of a board or bar (arm)
set on top of a fulcrum
used to lift weight
Example: seesaw, crowbar,
baseball bat, rake
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30. Inclined Plan
a slanted surface to make
lifting easier
Example: ramp, stairs
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31. Inclined Plan
a slanted surface to make
lifting easier
Example: ramp, stairs
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32. Inclined Plan
a slanted surface to make
lifting easier
Example: ramp, stairs
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33. Wedge
two inclined planes together used to
raise an object or split an object
Example: knife, door wedge, ax
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34. Wedge
two inclined planes together used to
raise an object or split an object
Example: knife, door wedge, ax
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35. Wedge
two inclined planes together used to
raise an object or split an object
Example: knife, door wedge, ax
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36. Screw
an inclined plane wrapped around
a pole or shaft that is used to hold
materials together or drill holes
Example: drill bit, screws
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37. Screw
an inclined plane wrapped around
a pole or shaft that is used to hold
materials together or drill holes
Example: drill bit, screws
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38. Screw
an inclined plane wrapped around
a pole or shaft that is used to hold
materials together or drill holes
Example: drill bit, screws
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39. Screw
an inclined plane wrapped around
a pole or shaft that is used to hold
materials together or drill holes
Example: drill bit, screws
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40. Wheel and Axel
a wheel that turns on a post to help
move things quickly and easily
Example: steering wheel,
doorknob, screwdriver
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41. Wheel and Axel
a wheel that turns on a post to help
move things quickly and easily
Example: steering wheel,
doorknob, screwdriver
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42. Pulley
made of rope and string wound
around a reel to change the direction
of a force
Example : flagpole, clothesline,
cranes, fishing reel
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43. Pulley
made of rope and string wound
around a reel to change the direction
of a force
Example : flagpole, clothesline,
cranes, fishing reel
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