Simple Machine Quiz

A surface, often flat, set at an angle to another surface.

• inclined plane

• pulley

• screw

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A bar that moves on or around a fixed point.

• inclined plane

• pulley

• lever

A machine used for slicing.

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wedge

A machine with grooves that winds round and round in a spiral.

• lever

• screw

• wheel and axle

A special kind of wheel that changes the direction of the force. When you pull down, the object goes up.

• wheel and axle

• pulley

• screw

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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These are round and they turn to make things go. It is one of the most important inventions ever made and we rely on it for almost all transportation.

• screw

• lever

• wheel and axle

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