Simple Machines

What is an example of a simple machine?

• Television

• Inclined plane

• Refrigerator

• Microwave

Which simple machine can be used to lift heavy objects from a lower level to a higher level?

• Pulley

• Screw

• Wedge

• Inclined plane

What is the purpose of the wheel and axle?

• To fly

• To cook

• To make work easier

• To swim

Which simple machine gives us leverage to move things?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw

What is a combination of the lever and the wedge?

• Shovel

• Inclined plane

• Screw

• Pulley

What can be used to split wood and cut through food with ease?

• Screw

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

What is a very small but important simple machine?

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Lever

• Screw

What can be used to attach things to a wall or seal a bottle?

• Wedge

• Lever

• Pulley

• Screw

Which simple machine is like a wheel but with a groove?

• Screw

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

What can exhibit superhuman strength with a couple of pulleys and a rope?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw