Simple Machine Quick Check

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.

• force

• energy

• work

Which Simple Machine is a part of this light bulb?

• wedge

• pulley

• incline plane

• screw

What simple machine can be used to split things apart?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw

What simple machine holds things together?

• Wedge
• Screw
• Lever
• Pulley

What simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a large amount of weight?

• Pulley

• lever

• screw

• wedge

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What simple machine has a wheel with a groove on it that keeps a rope in place and can be used to lift heavy loads?

• pulley

• lever

  lever

• screw

  wedge

• wedge

  screw

Which simple machine is made up of two parts and can be found on bikes, wagons and wheelbarrows?

• wheel and axle

• inclined plane

• lever

• screw

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

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A push or pull that can move an object is a . . .

• fulcrum

• force

• machine

• lever

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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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