Simple Machines

Which is not a type of simple machines?

• spring
• screw
• pulley
• wedge

What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?

• lever
• inclined plane
• screw
• wheel and axle

Work is

• energy from the sun
• a force that moves an object
• a type of machine
• a force that pulls you towards the Earth

What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub?

• screw
• inclined plane
• wedge
• pulley

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 puchses a stroller up a ramp into a building
• a girl eats a sandwich

Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can,  The screwdriver is being used as

• a pulley
• an inclined plane
• a screw
• a lever

Which is a characteristic of simple machines?

• they run on electricity
• they take a long time to make
• they have few or not moving parts
• they are not very large

Which type of simple machine would be found on the bottom of a wagon?

• a pulley
• a screw
• a wedge
• a wheel and axle

Which  simple machine is found on the head of an ax?

• wedge
• lever
• pulley
• screw

The seesaw is an example of which simple machine?

• incline plane
• wedge
• lever
• pulley