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Understanding Simple Machines

Authored by Julie Banks

Mathematics

5th Grade

Understanding Simple Machines
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of simple machines?

To increase the effort needed

To make work easier

To complicate tasks

To consume electricity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a lever use to lift a load?

A screw

A motor

Electricity

A fulcrum

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does an inclined plane make moving objects easier?

By decreasing the slope

By increasing the distance over which force is applied

By reducing distance

By increasing weight

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common example of a screw in everyday objects?

A light bulb

A wedge

A lever

A pulley

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a pulley system do to the direction of the force applied?

Changes it

Reduces it

Increases it

Nullifies it

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary use of a wedge?

To roll objects

To lift objects

To hold objects together

To separate objects

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do your teeth function as a simple machine?

As a lever

As a pulley

As a wedge

As a wheel and axle

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