Simple Machines Flashcards
The number of time a machine multiplies the input force; output force divided by input force
Mechanical advantage
The percentage of the input work done on a machine that the machine can return in output work. A machine output work divided by its input work and multiplied by 100
Efficiency
One of the basic machines on which all other mechanical machines are based.The six simple machines are the lever, included plane, wheel and axle, pulley, wedge and screw
Simple machine
A simple machine that is a wheel attached to a shaft, or axle
Wheel and axle
A solid bar that rotates, or turns, around a fixed point fulcrum; one six simple machine
Lever
A simple machine that is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. A screw can be used to raise and raise
Screw
A wheel with a grooved rim that turns on an axle; one of the six simple machines
Pulley
A fixed point around which a lever rotates
Fulcrum
A simple machine that is a sloping surface, such as a ramp
Inclined plane
A simple machine that has a thick end and a thin end. A wedge is used to cut,split or pierce object, or to hold objects together
Wedge
Any device that makes doing work easier
Machine