Simple Machines

All simple machines help make work _________.

• harder
• smaller
• lighter
• easier

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This simple machine allowed Elijah to lift a heavy rock.

• wedge
• lever
• screw
• inclined plane

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Simple machines can change the amount of_______ needed to do work.

• gravity
• people
• force
• pulley

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This simple machine helped Olivia move the weight across the room.

• lever
• wedge
• wheel and axle
• screw

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This simple machine helps force objects apart.

• wedge
• lever
• pulley
• inclined plane

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This type of simple machine has a slanted surface.

• wedge
• screw
• pulley
• inclined plane

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Which is not a type of simple machine?

• spring
• screw
• pulley
• wedge

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

• lever
• inclined plane
• pulley
• screw

Which of these is an example of a wedge?

• skateboard
• broom
• stairs
• butter knife

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

• threads
• springs
• treads
• strings