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Simple Machines

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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SIMPLE MACHINES

Lever
A simple machine that people use to gain a mechanical advantage such as making work easier.

Photo by mstancik

LEVER

Wedge
This simple machine can be used to spilt things apart or hold a door open

WEDGE

Wheel and axle
These two parts act as one simple machine. They roll and are found on cars, bikes and wheelbarrows

WHEEL AND AXLE

Screw
Examples of this simple are used to hold things together. It is made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

SCREW

Pulley
A wheel with a grooved rim in which a rope can run to change the direction of the pull that lifts a load.

Photo by funadium

PULLEY

Inclined plane
A sloped, flat surface or ramp

INCLINED PLANE