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8 Cards in this Set
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WORK |
work is a push or a pull.
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LEVER |
Lever is a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other. |
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FULCRUM |
Fulcrum is the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots. |
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WHEEL AND AXLE |
Wheel and axle is a simple lifting machine using of a rope that untwist from a wheel onto an axle. You can load something with a rope only if you have the effort to do it.
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PULLEY |
Pulleys acts to change the direction of a force. Pulleys help u load things up. But you have to have enough effort to load things up |
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INCLINED PLANE |
Inclined planea sloping ramp up which heavy loads can be raised by ropes or chains. Do you have enough effort to do that |
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WEDGE |
Wedge is a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end. Wedges has 2 loads and you have to have the effort to pry the wood apart. |
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SCREW |
Screw is a little thing that hose things together for a very long time.But you have to effort to load it. |
