Forces and Machines

Which simple machine is the man using to get the wheelbarrow up into the truck?

• Lever

• Inclined plane

• Wheel and axle

When you use a simple machine you use_________force.

• Less

• More

All simple machines make work______________.

• Harder

• Easier

This picture shows a ________________.

• Lever

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?

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What is the fixed point, or balance point, on a lever called?

• Wheel

• Axle

• Fulcrum

• Rope

The parts of a pulley are:

• A wheel, a rope and an axle

• A wheel and axle only

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Which is an example of a wedge?

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This compound machine is made of :

• A lever and a pulley

• A ramp and a fulcrum

• 2 levers and 2 wedges

• 2 wheels and an axle

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The force of magnets is called:

• Gravity

• Friction

• Magnetism

• A push

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