Simple Machines Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a way that a machine makes work easier to do?

• change the size of a force

• change the type of a force

• change the direction of a force

• change distance a force acts

The force exerted by your foot on the pedal to ride your bike is an example of ________.

Distance is measured in ___.

• meters

• kilograms

• joules

• newtons

A bar that is free to pivot about a fixed point is a ___.

• fulcrum

• lever

• ramp

• wedge

Force is measured in ___.

• meters

• kilograms

• joules

• newtons

Which of the following is NOT an example of a wheel and axle?

• screwdriver

• door knob

• pencil sharpener

• screw

A winding mountain road is an example of a(n) ___.

When two or more simple machines work together, they are called a(n) ___.

• compound machine

• effort machine

• screw

• simple machine

Work is measured in ___.

• meters

• kilograms

• Joules

• Newtons

Doing work on an object by moving it sideways transfers what type of energy to an object?

• chemical

• kinetic

• potential

• thermal