1.Simple machine, any of several devices with few or no moving parts that are used to modify motion and the magnitude of a force in order to perform work. ... The simple machines are the inclined plane, lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screw.
2. A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. The machine can increase the amount of the output force, at the cost of a proportional decrease in the distance moved by the load.
3.The simple machines are the inclined plane, lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screw.
