6.8E
Inclined Planes and Pulleys
Picture Vocabulary
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Simple Machine
Devices that reduce the amount of force
needed to move an object
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Inclined Plane
A simple machine that is sloping at a
particular angle
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Pulley
A device consisting of a wheel over which a rope
or chain is pulled in order to lift heavy objects
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Load
The object to be moved using a machine
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Force
A push or pull that can change the motion of
an object
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Movable Pulley
A pulley that is attached to the object
you are moving
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Fixed Pulley
A pulley you attach to a structure
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Pulley System
A combination of fixed and movable pulleys
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Spring Scale
Tool used to measure force
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Newton
Measurement
SI Unit
Length
meter
Volume
Liter
Mass
gram
Force
Newton
The SI unit for force
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