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Flashcards by Cecilia Ilori, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alice Warburton
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Copied by Cecilia Ilori
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a lever? | A simple machine that allows us to transfer force |
| What is the effort and what is the load? | The effort is the force being applied to the lever. The load is the thing you are trying to move |
| What is it called when the effort moves further than the load? | A force multiplier |
| What is it called when the load moves further than the effort? | A distance multiplier |
| What do gears do? | They transmit moments |
| What happens when you use a small gear to turn a large gear? | The moment is increased on the large gear, but the speed of the large gear decreases |
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