8th - Simple Machines Test

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

• wedge
• screw
• lever
• inclined plane 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 

• lever
• pulley
• screw
• wedge 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point

• lever
• pulley
• wheel and axle
• fulcrum 

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point

• lever
• pulley
• wheel and axle
• fulcrum 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A seesaw is an example of a  

• wedge
• lever 
• inclined plane 
• pulley 

A device that has two or more simple machines working together 

• fulcrum 
• pulley
• compound (complex) machine 
• motor 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Stairs

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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

This device

• wedge
• lever
• incline plane
• wheel and axle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1