Exploratory Engineering Semester Exam

Which is NOT a type of simple machine?

• Spring

• Pulley

• Screw

• Wedge

[Force] x [Distance an object is moved] is called...

• Work

• Energy

• Meters

• Mechanical Advantage

What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?

• Fulcrum

• Falcon

• Fulton

• Furman

A screw is made up of an _____ wrapped around a rod or stick.

• Inclined Plane

• Wedge

• Groove and rope

• Axle

Two inclined planes used to split things apart is called...

• Wedge

• Knife

• Lever

• Pulley

What is made up of a bar that pivots around a fulcrum?

• Lever

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Wheel & Axle

What is a ramp that reduces the force needed to move an object?

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Screw

• Inclined Plane

Fundamental parts of machines are called...

• Simple Machine

• Work

• Mechanical Advantage

• Basic Machines

A wheel attached to a rod or a stick is called...

• Wheel & Axle

• Lever

• Pulley

• Screw

A wheel with a groove for a rope is called a...

• Pulley

• Wheel & Axle

• Lever

• Inclined Plane