Name_____________________ Simple Machines Study Guide (pgs. F66-F89) ASSIGNMENT: Make flash cards for the following words. inclined plane - flat surface that has one end higher than the other screw - inclined plane wrapped around a pole fulcrum - fixed point of a lever wheel and axle - large wheel attached to a smaller wheel or rod simple machines-basic machines that make up other machines effort force - force you put into a simple machine pulley -a rope or chain and the wheel it fits around wedge - two inclined planes placed back-to-back work - result of a force moving an object through a distance lever - bar that turns around a fixed point efficiency - how well a machine changes effort into work INCLINDED PLANE SCREW WEDGE PULLEY GEARS WHEEL & AXLE LEVER