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Jeopardy
LeverWheel
& Axel
Screw PulleyIncline Plane
& Wedge
Q $100
Q $200
Q $300
Q $400
Q $500
Q $100 Q $100Q $100 Q $100
Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200
Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300
Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400
Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500
Final Jeopardy
$100 Lever
The main part of a lever is a bar or rod which balances on a _________________.
$100 Answer Lever
fulcrum
$200 Lever
Name a playground toy that is an example of a lever.
$200 Answer Lever
seesaw or digger (scooping toy)
$300 Lever
What do levers help us do?
$300 Answer Lever
Lift more than we can on our own.
$400 Lever
What do you call the object or thing that is being lifted when you use a lever?
$400 Answer Lever
load
$500 Lever
How many classes of levers are there?
$500 Answer Lever
Three
$100 Wheel & Axel
A doorknob is an example of ________.
$100 Answer Wheel & Axle
Wheel and axle
$200 Wheel & Axle
The small force exerted on a wheel results in a ____________ force on the axle.
$200 Answer Wheel & Axle
Larger/greater
$300 Wheel & Axle
An example of a wheel and axle that is used to push something into another object would be a_________.
$300 Answer Wheel & Axle
screwdriver
$400 Wheel & Axle
Which screwdriver will require the LARGER effort? A small screwdriver or a large one?
$400 Answer Wheel & Axle
the smaller screwdriver requires more effort
$500 Wheel & Axle
The definition of a wheel and axle is.
$500 Answer Wheel & Axle
a large wheel secured to a smaller wheel which is called an axle.
$100 Screw
What is the definition of a screw?
$100 Answer Screw
An inclined plane wrapped around a pole.
$200 Screw
What is a name for a screw that is used to bring water from a low area to the surface?
$200 Answer Screw
Archimedes’ Screw or screw pump
$300 Screw
What example of a screw is used to keep you jelly from falling out of the jar?
$300 Answer Screw
Jar lid
$400 Screw
If you were wanting to hold a piece of wood steady while you sawed or sanded it, what kind of screw device would you use?
$400 Answer Screw
vice or clamp
$500 Screw
What other simple machine is part of the screw?
$500 Answer Screw
an inclined plane
$100 Pulley
A flagpole uses what kind of pulley?
$100 Answer Pulley
fixed pulley
$200 Pulley
A crane uses which two kinds of pulleys?
$200 Answer Pulley
fixed and moveable pulleys
$300 Pulley
Two or more pulleys working together make work _______.
$300 Answer Pulley
easier
$400 Pulley
The definition of a pulley is.
$400 Answer Pulley
simple machine that uses wheels and a rope to raise, lower or move a load.
$500 Pulley
What kinds of complex machines use pulleys?
$500 Answer Pulley
elevators, tow trucks, cranes
$100 Incline Plane & Wedge
What are the definitions of an inclined plane and wedge.
$100 Answer Inclined Plane & Wedge
An inclined plane is a slanting surface connecting a lower level to a higher level. A wedge is an object with at least one slanting side ending in a sharp edge, which cuts material apart.
$200 Inclined Plane & Wedge
If you had to bring a heavy box from the ground to a place five feet up, which would make this job easier?
$200 Answer Inclined Plane & Wedge
inclined plane
$300 Inclined Plane & Wedge
An axe is an example of a _______.
$300 Answer Incline Plane & Wedge
wedge
$400 Incline Plane & Wedge
An example of an inclined plane used to allow wheel chairs to get into buildings is a ________.
$400 Answer Incline Plane & Wedge
ramp
$500 Incline Plane & Wedge
What shape are most inclined planes and wedges?
$500 Answer Incline Plane & Wedge
triangle
Final Jeopardy
Why are simple machines important?
Final Jeopardy Answer
Simple machines make up the parts for other machines and they make work easier.