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9 Cards in this Set
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lever
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a simple machine made of a bar resting on a fulcrum
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pulley
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a simple machine made of a wheel with a rope around it
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fulcrum
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the support on which a lever plus the load it is carrying rests
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wedge
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a simple machine that is made of two inclined planes put together and that can be driven into another material
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inclined plane
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a simple machine like a ramp
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load
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the weight that is to be lifted or moved
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effort
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the force used on a simple machine
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wheel and axle
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a simple machine made of a wheel and a rod joined to the center of the wheel
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screw
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a simple machine made of a stick with ridges called threads wrapped around it
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