Simple Machines Quiz

Wheels, ramps, and pulleys are all forms of _____________________ machines.

• complex

• simple

• compound

• mechanical

Simple machines can help us change the _____________________ and direction of forces.

• speed

• size

• magnitude

• distance

A catapult is a kind of _____________________.

• lever

• pulley

• wheel

• screw

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A(n) _____________________ is the point around which a lever moves.

• fulcrum

• pivot

• axle

• hinge

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Your forearm is / is not an example of a lever.

• is

• is not

Wheels are inherently a bunch of _____________________ pivoting around a fulcrum.

• levers

• pulleys

• screws

• wedges

Stairways function as a combination of a _____________________ and a ladder.

• ramp

• lever

• pulley

• wheel

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The force you need to _____________________ something up a ramp is smaller than the force needed to lift it.

• push

• pull

• carry

• drag

A spiral staircase functions as a(n) _____________________.

• screw

• lever

• pulley

• wedge

The distance between the threads on a screw is called the _____________________.

• pitch

• gap

• interval

• space