Simple Machines

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

This is an example of what type of simple machine?

• inclined plane

• wedge

• screw

• lever

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What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

• lever

What type of simple machine is shown here?

• Pulley
• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Wedge

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A door stop is an example of a

• Screw
• Wedge
• Lever
• Inclined Plane

The ______________ is a flat surface that is raised so one end is higher than the other.

• inclined plane

• lever

• pulley

• wedge

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Two examples of a pulley...

• knife & axe blade
• lightbulb & screw
• flagpole hoist & window blinds
• catapult & teeter totter

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Which of the following does a simple machine do?

• allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
• reduce the amount of force needed to do work
• change the direction of the applied force
• all of the above

An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 

• lever
• pulley
• screw
• wedge 

An axe is an example of a

• pulley
• inclined plane
• screw
• wedge