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Simple Machines

Authored by Stephanie Cifers

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

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Simple Machines
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Identify this simple machine

Lever
Wheel & Axle
Inclined Plane
Screw

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two examples of a pulley...

knife & axe blade
lightbulb & screw
flagpole hoist & window blinds
catapult & teeter totter

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following does a simple machine do?

allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
change the direction of the applied force
all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?

a boy runs across a football field
a banker counts money
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
a girl eats a sandwich

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 

wheel and axle 
lever
inclined plane 
pulley 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 

lever
pulley
screw
wedge 

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point

lever
pulley
wheel and axle
fulcrum 

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