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vocab
Term | Definition |
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Gravity | Force that pushes us down |
Fulcrum | The pivot of a lever |
Gears | A wheel with teeth |
Inclined Plane | Flat angled surface |
Lever | A simple machine made up of fulcrum load and effort |
Pulley | A wheel with a groove around it to help us move things via pulling down |
mass | How much matter is in an object |
Weight | How many newtons are the mass being pulled down by gravity |
Wheel | A round object used to reduce friction |
Simple machine | A machine without an engine |