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Simple and Complex Machines

The document outlines various types of simple machines, including levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wheels and axles, and wedges, explaining their functions and mechanics. Each machine is described in terms of how it reduces force or changes direction to facilitate movement or separation of objects. The document also briefly mentions complex machines but does not provide further details on them.

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Simple and Complex Machines

The document outlines various types of simple machines, including levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wheels and axles, and wedges, explaining their functions and mechanics. Each machine is described in terms of how it reduces force or changes direction to facilitate movement or separation of objects. The document also briefly mentions complex machines but does not provide further details on them.

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MACHINES

SIMPLE AND COMPLEX


WATCH CAREFULLY
MACHINES
SIMPLE MACHINES
SIMPLE MACHINES

 LEVER - A lever is a simple machine PULLEY - A pulley is a simple machine


consisting of a rigid beam or rod that that uses a wheel and a rope or cable
pivots around a fixed point called a to redirect or change the direction of a
fulcrum. force, and sometimes to multiply the
force applied.
SIMPLE MACHINE

 INCLINED PLANE - An A screw is a simple machine


inclined plane is a simple that functions as an inclined plane
machine, essentially a ramp, wrapped around a cylinder.
that reduces the force
needed to move an object
over a vertical distance.
SIMPLE MACHINE

 WHEEL AND AXLE - A wheel WEDGE - A wedge is a simple machine


and axle is a simple machine that uses inclined planes to exert force
composed of a wheel and separate or hold objects. It's typically
attached to a central rod, a triangular or trapezoidal shape with a
called the axle, which rotates sharp edge, which allows it to be driven
together. into objects, causing them to split, cut, or
be held in place.
COMPLEX MACHINES
COMPLEX MACHINES

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