Simple Machines TEST

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 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

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

• machine
• compound machine
• simple machine
• work

Stairs

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

Lightbulb

• wedge
• pulley
• incline plane
• screw

Name this simple machine. 

• Pulley
• Wheel and Axle
• Inclined Plane
• Lever

Name this simple machine.

• Lever
• Wedge
• Pulley
• Inclined Plane

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