Match each term to its correct description
Column A
1.
Simple Machine:
Simple Machine
2.
Mechanical Force:
Mechanical Force
3.
Mechanical Advantage:
Mechanical Advantage
4.
Inclined Plane:
Inclined Plane
5.
Pulley System:
Pulley System
6.
Lever:
Lever
Column B
a. 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.
b. basic mechanical devices that change the direction or amount of a force needed to lift a load or do work
c. forces that involve contact with another object
d. a type of simple machine with a smooth slanted surface, reducing the force needed to do work.
e. a type of simple machine with a rope or chain that wraps around a wheel, reducing the force needed to lift a heavy load.
f. a ratio of the resistance force to the effort force
1. Lever: a. 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.
2. Pulley System: e. a type of simple machine with a rope or chain that wraps around a wheel, reducing the force needed to lift a heavy load.
3. Mechanical Advantage: f. a ratio of the resistance force to the effort force.
4. Inclined Plane: d. a type of simple machine with a smooth slanted surface, reducing the force needed to do work.
5. Mechanical Force: c. forces that involve contact with another object.
6. Simple Machine: b. basic mechanical devices that change the direction or amount of a force needed to lift a load or do work.