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12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Wedge
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two inclined planes placed back to back
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screw
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inclined plane wrapped around a pole
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pulley
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rope or chain and the wheel it fits around
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lever
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a bar that turns around a fixed point
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Wheel and axle
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a large wheel attached to a smaller wheel or rod
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inclined plane
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a flat surface that has one end higher then the other
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Effort Force
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force you put into a simple machine
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Simple Machines
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Basic machines that make up other machines
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Work
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result of a force moving an object through a distance
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Fulcrum
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Fixed point of a lever
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Efficiency
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how well a machine changes force into work
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Torque
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is a twisting or turning as a result of pushing or pulling
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