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Shaft that helps turn a wheel.
a) Gear
b) Wheel
c) Fixed pulley
d) Axle

Force applied to a simple machine.
a) Force
b) Work
c) Effort
d) Friction

Attached to one spot. Move a load up, down, sideways.
a) Fulcrum
b) Axle
c) Fixed pulley
d) Lever

Push, pull, or lift.
a) Force
b) Effort
c) Work
d) Friction

A force caused by one object rubbing against another.
a) Force
b) Effort
c) Work
d) Friction

The point around which a lever pivots or turns.
a) Fulcrum
b) Gear
c) Pulley
d) Axle

Set of wheels with teeth that fit together to turn a machine.
a) Gear
b) Fixed pulley
c) Pulley
d) Wheel

Any slanting, flat surface.
a) Wedge
b) Fulcrum
c) Lever
d) Inclined plane

Rigid bar that turns around a fixed point.
a) Wedge
b) Inclined plane
c) Fulcrum
d) Lever

A kind of wheel with a groove. Able to lift or move something more easily.
a) Fulcrum
b) Pulley
c) Gear
d) Wheel

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
a) Inclined plane
b) Lever
c) Wedge
d) Screw

Machines with few parts that make it easier to do work.
a) Pulley
b) Fixed pulley
c) Fulcrum
d) Simple machines

Two inclined planes placed back to back.
a) Inclined plane.
b) Wedge
c) Screw
d) Lever

A large wheel fixed to a smaller wheel or shaft called an axle.
a) Axle
b) Gear
c) Wheel
d) Pulley

Using force to move an object from one place to another.
a) Force
b) Energy
c) Friction
d) Work

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