Simple Machines Quiz

The bottle top is held in place using which simple machine?

• Inclined plane

• Wedge

• Wheel and axle

• Screw

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The net force is —

• All the friction used to stop the motion of an object

• The total amount of gravity working to pull an object

• The combination of all forces on an object

• An absence of forces between objects

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A landscape company needs to spread new soil on a large garden. What compound machine would most likely be used by the landscapers?

• Wheelbarrow

• Scissors

• Bicycle

• Crowbar

A wedge would best be used to —

• Lift heavy objects

• Split or cut objects

• Roll objects smoothly

• Measure distances

What is one use of a lever?

• move a large object from a truck

• split a log

• lift a heavy object

• move an object faster

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Which two people are using a compound machine?

• The person with the wheelbarrow and the person with the scissors.

• The person blowing bubbles and the person with the bat

• The person on the seesaw and the person with the bat

• The person blowing bubbles and the person with the wheelbarrow

When two or more simple machines work together, they become a –

• complex machine

• constructed machine

• compound machine

• combined machine

All of the objects above use simple machines made of –

• two inclined planes

• a stiff bar attached to a pulley

• a flat surface

• a rod attached to a wheel

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A student is riding a skateboard and notices that when wearing tennis shoes, the push is better than when wearing cowboy boots. The student is observing the effects of a force that opposes the motion of an object called –

• gravity

• friction

• force

• speed

Firefighters use many tools to help people in need. What is the firefighter using to help open this car door?

• Lever

• Screwdriver

• Inclined plane

• Wedge

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