Quiz about Identifying Simple Machines by Pictures

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

inclined plane

Answer

lever

Answer

pulley

Answer

wedge

Question 2

This picture shows an example of what type simple machine?

Accepted Answer

pulley

Answer

wedge

Answer

lever

Answer

wheel and axle

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

lever

Answer

wheel and axle

Answer

wedge

Answer

pulley

Question 4

This is an example of what type of simple machine?

Accepted Answer

screw

Answer

inclined plane

Answer

wedge

Answer

lever

Question 5

Which one is NOT a simple machine?

Accepted Answer

stick

Answer

pulley

Answer

lever

Answer

screw

Question 6

What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?

Accepted Answer

wedge

Answer

inclined plane

Answer

screw

Answer

lever

Question 7

A bicycle is an example of a _________________.

Accepted Answer

compound machine

Answer

simple machine

Answer

wheel

Answer

pulley

Question 8

What type of simple machine is shown here?

Accepted Answer

Pulley

Answer

Wheel and Axle

Answer

Lever

Answer

Wedge

Question 9

A door stop is an example of a

Accepted Answer

Wedge

Answer

Screw

Answer

Lever

Answer

Inclined Plane

Question 10

What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?

Accepted Answer

pushing a heavy load

Answer

lifting a heavy load

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dividing a heavy load

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holding a small load

Question 11

The ______________ is a flat surface that is raised so one end is higher than the other.

Accepted Answer

inclined plane

Answer

lever

Answer

pulley

Answer

wedge

Question 12

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.

Accepted Answer

wheel and axle

Answer

lever

Answer

pulley

Answer

wedge

Question 13

This simple machine has a stiff bar that moves about a fixed point, called a fulcrum.

Accepted Answer

lever

Answer

screw

Answer

wheel and axle

Answer

wedge

Question 14

A ________________ is a combination of two or more

simple machines. Examples include scissors, wheelbarrow,

and a bicycle.

Accepted Answer

compound machine

Answer

quarter machine

Answer

simple machine

Answer

complex machine

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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Answer

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Answer

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Answer

wheel and axle

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