Simple Machines

Which is not a type of simple machines?

• spring
• screw
• pulley
• wedge

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

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

What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?

• lever
• wedge
• inclined plane
• pulley

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What is anything that makes work easier called?

• screw
• wedge
• force
• machine

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What type of simple machine has a ramp that makes it easier for a heavy object to be moved up or down?

• lever

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wedge

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What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

• lever

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A door stop is an example of a

• Screw
• Wedge
• Lever
• Inclined Plane

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A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  

• wedge
• screw
• lever
• inclined plane