Simple Machines Quiz

See how everyday tools trade force, distance and direction to get work done.
- Questions
5 - Length
About 3 min
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- To lift this load with less force, what change helps?
- Builders pulled stone blocks up a ramp to the same height. What did a longer, shallower ramp change?
- A small gear drives a large one. What trade-off results?
- Why is a large steering wheel easier to turn than a small knob on the same axle?
- Why does a sharp axe split wood more easily?