Force
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Pulley
A. Use of physical or mental energy
2. fixed
B. To restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
3. lever
C. Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs
4. effort
D. A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes that can rotate on a shaft or axle
5. load
E. A simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
6. fulcrum
F. A simple machine for elevating objects
7. movement
G. A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
8. distance
H. A change of position that does not entail a change of location
9. direction
I. A push or a pull
10. system
J. A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change
11. force
K. The property created by the space between two objects or points
12. wheel
L. The pivot about which a lever turns
13. axle
M. A general course along which something has a tendency to develop
14. same
N. Instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent
15. scissors
O. A shaft on which a wheel rotates
16. stairs
P. Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a ___ (plural)
17. ladder
Q. A hand tool for driving ___
18. screwdriver
R. The language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
19. inclined plane
S. To cut with or as if with ___ (plural)