Simple Machines

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 not an example of an inclined plane?

• ladder
• stairs
• wall
• driveway

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 pushes a stroller up a ramp
• a girl eats a sandwich

Which is a characteristic of a simple machine?

• They run on electricity.
• They take a long time to make.
• They have few or no 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

What two parts might make a pulley?

• wheel and axle
• wheel and wire
• wheel and screw
• wheel and fulcrum

What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?

• pushing a heavy load
• lifting a heavy load
• dividing a heavy load
• holding a small load

A machine with few or no moving parts is called a ______.

• machine
• compound machine
• simple machine
• work

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

• wedge
• lever
• pulley
• screw