Simple Machines Test Review

Simple machines are ___________

• tools that make work harder

• tools that make work easier

Simple machines help us __________ a heavy weight.

• together

• apart

• lift

• direction

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Simple machines can help us hold an object __________.

• direction

• apart

• lift

• together

This simple machine is a stiff bar that moves about a fixed point (fulcrum). It is used to push, pull, or lift things.

• lever

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wedge

This simple machine consists of a rod attached to a wheel and makes it easier to move or turn things.

• lever

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• screw

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The ____________ is wide at one end and pointed at the other to help cut or split objects.

• inclined plane

• pulley

• lever

• wedge

The __________ is a flat surface that is raised so one end is higher than the other. It helps move heavy objects up or down.

• screw

• inclined plane

• wedge

• wheel and axle

This simple machine is a wheel that has a rope attached around it and can be used to lift heavy objects by changing the direction of the force.

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• wedge

• screw

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This simple machine is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or cone and is used to hold things together.

• wedge

• lever

• inclined plane

• screw

What do you call a machine that is a combination of two or more simple machines?

• corner machine

• compound machine

• compound machine

• complex machine

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