Match each term to its correct description.

Question

Column A
1. _ Simple Machine
2. _ Mechanical Force
3. _ Mechanical Advantage
4. _ Inclined Plane
5. _ Pulley System
6. _ Lever
Column B
a. a ratio of the resistance force to the effort force
b. a type of simple machine with a rope or chain that wraps around a wheel, reducing the force needed to lift a heavy load.
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. basic mechanical devices that change the direction or amount of a force needed to lift a load or do work
f. 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.

Answer 1

Column A
1. _ Simple Machine
2. _ Mechanical Force
3. _ Mechanical Advantage
4. _ Inclined Plane
5. _ Pulley System
6. _ Lever

Column B
a. a ratio of the resistance force to the effort force
b. a type of simple machine with a rope or chain that wraps around a wheel, reducing the force needed to lift a heavy load.
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. basic mechanical devices that change the direction or amount of a force needed to lift a load or do work
f. 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.

1. f. 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. c. forces that involve contact with another object
3. a. a ratio of the resistance force to the effort force
4. d. a type of simple machine with a smooth slanted surface, reducing the force needed to do work.
5. e. basic mechanical devices that change the direction or amount of a force needed to lift a load or do work
6. b. a type of simple machine with a rope or chain that wraps around a wheel, reducing the force needed to lift a heavy load.