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| Distance multiplier | An application of the principle that it is easier to move up a slope than a vertical surface. |
| Force multiplier | Simple, handheld artifacts that require human muscle power, air, or electric power to make them work. |
| Hand tools | Levers in which the effort is placed between the load and the fulcrum. |
| Inclined plane | A business or operation owned by one person |
| lever arm | A rod o bar on a lever that rests and turns on the fulcrum. |
| Natural materials | Materials that occur naturally on earth |
| sole proprietorship | A simple machine that increases the force applied to the work at hand. |
| third-class levers | A shaft attached to a disk. |
| wheel and axle | A simple machine that increases the amount of movement applied to the work at hand. |
| entrepreneur | a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. |
| synthetic material | Synthetic fabrics are textiles made from man-made rather than natural fibers. |
| production worker | Responsible for performing production work in factories. Stars, operates, tends, stops, and cleans machines. Assembles finished product. Inspects product to ensure high quality. |
| debt financing | Debt financing means borrowing money and not giving up ownership. |
| sole proprietorship | The sole proprietorship is the simplest business form under which one can operate a business. |
