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| Makes a task easier to do |
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| Ramps, Wedges, Screws, Levers, Wheels, Gears and Pulleys |
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| The force needed to put in to move an object |
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| A slowly spinning axle turns the rim at a higher speed. Effort is provided by the turning axle and the load is the fast moving rim |
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| If gears are identical then they will both turn at the same speed but in different directions |
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| Used to change torque(spinning force) or the direction of rotation |
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| Speed Multipliers/ Class 3 Levers |
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-used to get the load
-fulcrum at one end
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| Load and effort on ends and fulcrum in middle |
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| Rack and pinion, idler, worm and bevel |
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| Inclined plane that passes through another object, splitting or slicing it in two |
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| Work=effort force X distance |
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| Machines made up og two or more simple machines |
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| Driven gear is smaller than the driving gear, it will rotate faster: the gears act as a speed multiplier |
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| A wheel with identical teeth around its edge |
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| A small effort applied to the rim hs produced a large turning force at it's axle, the force has been multiplied |
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Force multipliers
Fulcrum and effort on sides and load in the middle |
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| Ramp that spirals around a cylinder |
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| Inclined plane that is used when you need to get a heavy object up to a higher level |
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| Small driving gear rotates a larger one, but at a slower speed |
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| Levers Mechanical Advantage |
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M.A=load/effort=
distance of effort from fulcrum/distance of load from fulcrum |
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| Any rod, stick or object that is made to turn round a pivot or fulcrum |
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| measure how effective a machine is |
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| effort X distance= load X distance (effort and load from fulcrum) |
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| Put in a small effort and the lever system multiplies it so that you can lift much heavier loads than normal |
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| energy needed to move something over a certain distance |
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| makes job of lifting an object easier |
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