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Simple machines crossword puzzles on levers, pulleys, wedges, screws, and inclined planes.

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Simple Machines

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 4. Resistive force between two surfaces in contact
  2. 8. Imaginary line that a wheel or gear rotates around
  3. 9. Opposing force a machine must overcome to do work
  4. 12. Twisting force that causes rotation
  5. 13. Point on which a lever turns
  6. 14. Push or pull measured in newtons
  7. 15. Force applied to a machine to start the work

Down

  1. 1. Input force applied to operate a simple machine
  2. 2. Resistance force a machine works to move
  3. 3. Power gained by using a lever to lift heavy loads
  4. 5. Sloped ramp used to raise objects with less force
  5. 6. Measure of how much useful work a machine produces compared to energy put in
  6. 7. Ratio comparing output force to input force in a machine
  7. 10. Made of two or more simple machines working together
  8. 11. Force a machine produces after work is done

Simple Machines

Easy · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. Simple machine shaped like a triangle used to split things apart
  2. 4. Force you apply to a machine to get work done
  3. 7. Force that slows down moving surfaces rubbing together
  4. 9. Wheel with a rope or chain used to lift heavy objects
  5. 11. A push or a pull on an object

Down

  1. 1. Using force to move an object a certain distance
  2. 2. Round toothed wheel that turns another one to move machines
  3. 3. Simple machine that pivots on a fixed point to lift loads
  4. 5. Simple machine with a spiral ridge that holds things together
  5. 6. The act of moving from one place to another
  6. 8. Round object that turns on a rod to reduce friction
  7. 9. To move something away from you
  8. 10. The object or weight being lifted or moved

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