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6 Cards in this Set
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Lever
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A simple machine made up of a bar that pivots, or rotates, about a fixed point
The point about which a lever rotates is called fulcrum |
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Wheel and axle
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Is an axle attached to the center of a wheel and both rotate together
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Inclined plane
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Is a flat, sloped surface. It takes less force to move an object upward along an inclined plane than it does to lift the object straight up
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Wedge
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A sloped surface that moves. Is a type of inclined plane with one or two sloping sides
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Screw
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Is an inclined plane wrapped a around a cylinder
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Pulley
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Is a grooved wheel with a rope or a cable wrapped around it
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