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Grade 5 Simple Machines
What are the parts of a lever?
  1. cable and grooved wheel
  2. circular object and shaft
  3. stiff bar and fulcrum
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A lever is a           simple                      machine           used to move a load and consists of a rigid              bar or rod              resting on a                    pivot or fulcrum                   .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is a machine?
  1. something that make work easier
  2. attracts money
  3. eats bugs and rats
  4. all the above
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Gears can help          reduce          the force needed to         move          something.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A single fixed pulley does       not       give a person any             mechanical                          advantage             but it            changes             the              direction               of the          force           which can be helpful.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
An inclined plane makes work easier by             spreading             the        work       done or          effort          over a          longer          distance.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Name a complex machine and two of the simple machines that make it up.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is a compound machine?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
How can mechanical advantage be measured?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What are two forces that can be applied to a simple machine?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
When a gear turns, it applies a           turning                    Effect          or torque on a mechanical system.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A shovel is an example of what type of machine?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is the name of a simple machine that has an inclined plane going around a center pole?         screw          .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Name some simple machines:
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What do you do to make a simple machine work?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is a machine?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A             pulley             is most useful when putting up a flag.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is the best tool to raise a heavy load on to a dock?
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is a gear? Be as descriptive as possible.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What are advantages and disadvantages of a single pulley system?
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