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Sample Simple Machines Theme Unit Worksheet
Simple Machines Theme Unit

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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Simple Machines
(Answer ID # 0336236)
Complete the puzzle.

	11				22			1		25
10		12
				4									3
									2		16
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			14		5			17					20
		8				7		18			6
					19								26
					13				23
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pulley	easier	machine	forces
wheel	broom	wedge	six
knife	force	screw	lift
seesaw	fulcrum	ramp	work
bar	lever	pole	direction
inclined plane	slanted	size	distance
times	energy	higher

 

Down 1.   This type of simple machine is used to raise and lower a flag on a flagpole. 2.   A device that does work. 3.   A simple machine performs work by applying one or more ____. 4.   A simple machine that consists of two inclined planes placed back-to-back. 5.   Simple machines are used to push, pull, and ____. 6.   The fixed point or support on which a lever turns when moving. 7.   Using a force to move an object across a distance. 8.   A snow shovel is an example of this simple machine. 9.   A screw is made up of an inclined plane that is wrapped around a ____. 10.   When you pull on a pulley, the pulley will change the ____ of the force applied to it. 11.   A wheelchair ramp is an example of this simple machine. (2 words - include space in puzzle) 12.   A simple machine can change the direction or ____ of a force. 13.   Work is equal to the product of force ____ distance. 14.   One end of an inclined plane is ____ than the other end.

Across 4.   A ____ and axle is a simple machine that uses the force turning its wheels to also turn its axles. 15.   Simple machines make performing work ____. 16.   A ____ is an example of a lever. 17.   The number of simple machines. 18.   The blade of this is an example of a wedge. 19.   A push or a pull. 20.   A wedge and a ____ each include one or more inclined planes. 21.   This type of simple machine is in the form of a lever. 22.   This type of simple machine is in the form of an inclined plane. 23.   A ____ and a fulcrum make up this simple machine. 24.   An inclined plane has a ____ surface that does not move. 25.   An inclined plane makes it easier to move an object upward, but the ____ to perform the work is larger. 26.   A simple machine requires this in order to operate.

 

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