Year 5: Machine

What are the tools that use this simple machine?

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Which of the following is a simple machine that can easily lift loads to higher place?

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Name the simple machine on the pedals, handle bars and handbrakes on a bicycle

• wedges

• pulleys

• incline planes

• levers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a compound machine?

• bicycle

• stairs

• lawn mower

• scissors

What is a simple machine?

• a device that has only one working motor

• a device that makes work easier

• a device that makes more work for a job

• device that is made up of two or more machines

How many basic types of simple machines are there?

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• 6

• 8

• 9

The picture above illustrates which types of machines?

• wheel and axle

• pulley

• incline plane

Can you name this simple machine?

• wheel and axle

• lever

• pulley

• wedge

A machine is used for a purpose to:

• make work harder

• prevent work being done

• make work easier

• make work more complicated

This simple machine helps force objects apart.

• wedge

• lever

• pulley

• inclined plane