SCI 101 DrG week 01 Simple Machines

Front

Which is not a type of simple machines? Options: spring, screw, pulley, wedge

Back

spring

Front

Work is

Back

a force that moves an object

Front

What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar? Options: lever, inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle

Back

screw

Front

What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?

Back

fulcrum

Front

What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub? Options: screw, inclined plane, wedge, pulley

Back

inclined plane

Front

Which of these is an example of a wedge? skateboard, broom, stairs, butter knife

Back

butter knife

Front

A screw is made up of _________ wrapped around a post or rod.

Back

threads

Front

Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane? Options: ladder, stairs, wall, driveway

Back

wall

Front

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work? Options: a boy runs across a football field, a banker counts money, a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp into a building, a girl eats a sandwich

Back

a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp into a building

Front

Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw. The screwdriver is being used as

Back

a wheel and axle