Simple Machines

What type of simple machine has a ramp that makes it easier for a heavy object to be moved up or down?

• lever

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wedge

This picture shows an example of what type simple machine?

• pulley

• wedge

• lever

• wheel and axle

A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?

• wheel and axle

• lever

• wedge

• pulley

Which one is NOT a simple machine?

• pulley

• stick

• lever

• screw

What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

• lever

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

The ____________ consists of a rod attached to a wheel, and makes it easier to move or turn things. A door knob is an example of this simple machine.

• lever

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• wedge

A ________________ is a combination of two or more

simple machines. Examples include scissors, wheelbarrow,

and a bicycle.

• compound machine

• quarter machine

• simple machine

• complex machine

The ______________ is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or cone. It is mostly used to hold objects together.

• pulley

• lever

• wheel and axle
  

• screw

Stairs

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle