Simple Machines 4th Grade

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.

• force
• energy
• work

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Lightbulb

• wedge
• pulley
• incline plane
• screw

What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?

• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge
• Screw

What simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a weight?

• Pulley
• lever
• screw
• wedge

What simple machine has a wheel with a groove on it that keeps a rope in place?

• pulley
• lever
  lever
• screw
  wedge
• wedge
  screw

Which simple machine is made up of two parts and can be found on bikes, wagons and wheelbarrows?

• wheel and axle
• inclined plane
• lever
• screw

Which simple machine doesn't move and a heavy object can be rolled or pushed up this machine?

• wheel and axle
• inclined plane
• wedge
• screw

What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?

• lever
• wedge
• inclined plane
• pulley

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is the fixed point where a lever turns or pivots?

• load
• work
• fulcrum
• screw

What is anything that makes work easier called?

• screw
• wedge
• force
• machine

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-2