Bill Nye Video Link and questions Name ___________________

Bill Nye The Science Guy - Simple Machines - YouTube

Bill Nye Simple Machines Viewing Guide

1. Simple machines let us change the ___________ and direction of
______________.

2. When Bill pulled down on the rope running to the pulley, which direction did
the Crate of Science go? __________________________

3. What type of simple machine was Bill’s bottle-launching catapult?

______________

4. The part of a lever around which it pivots is called the _______________

5. When the kids pushed down on the spoon bowl, which direction did the ping
pong ball go? _________________________

6. Bill demonstrated that a bunch of levers pivoting around one fulcrum is a

___________ and _____________.

7. Gears are wheels with ___________.

8. A ___________________ is a modified ramp, or ________________
_________.that allows you to easily achieve height, but you must walk a
longer distance.

9. Why didn’t the string break when the boy pulled the book up the ramp?
________________________________________________________________

10. A spiral staircase is a lot like a ___________.

11. A screw is a _____________ wrapped around a rod.
12. The distance between the threads on a screw is called the ___________.
13. A prosthesis is an ______________________ ____________.

14. A crane uses ___________ to lift heavy loads.

15. With a pulley system, as in the tree fort the children were building, you use
more rope (distance) but less ___________ to lift a load.

16. A sailboat uses _______________ to raise the sails.

17. Who won the Tour de Science ’93? _________________________
18. Name two compound machines (complex machines made up of more than one
simple machine) appearing in the music video.
__________________________

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