Inclined Planes and Levers

Which is an example of an inclined plane?

• Rope

• Ramp

• Wheel chair

• Crowbar

Which of the following is TRUE?

• Ramps increase work

• Ramps make it harder to move things

• Ramps reduce the amount of effort

• Inclined planes are only found in buildings

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Which is NOT and example of an inclined plane?

• Ramp

• Stairs

• Wheel barrow

• Wedge

Which simple machine is made of two inclined planes back to back?

• Screw

• Pulley

• Lever

• Wedge

Which simple machine could be called a spiral inclined plane?

• Lever

• Screw

• Pulley

• Wheel and axel

Which of the following is FALSE?

• There are 3 classes of lever

• A see-saw is an example of a first class lever

• There a no levers in the human body

• A wheelbarrow makes moving heavy objects easier

A wheelbarrow is an example of which type of lever?

• First Class Lever

• Second Class Lever

• Third Class Lever

• Fourth Class Lever

Simple machines work in 3 different ways. Which is NOT one of these?

• Changes the size of a force

• Change the direction of force

• Makes things lighter

• Makes things speed up

What is a fulcrum?

• The point about which a lever pivots

• A system of gears

• The push or pull that changes an objects motion

• Always in the middle of a lever

The arm is an example of which type of lever?

• First Class Lever

• Second Class Lever

• Third Class Lever

• It is not a lever

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