Simple Machines

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point

• lever

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• fulcrum

An axe is an example of a

• pulley

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

A seesaw is an example of a

• wedge

• lever

• inclined plane

• pulley

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The fixed point on the lever is called

• load

• resistance

• bar

• fulcrum

When force is used to move an object across a distance, this is called...

• effort

• power

• energy

• work

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

• wheel and axle

• lever

• inclined plane

• pulley

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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

Name this simple machine.

• Lever
• Wedge
• Pulley
• Inclined Plane

Name this simple machine. 

• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge

Name this simple machine. 

• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge