Mechanical Advantage and Simple Machines

Identify the simple machine in the picture.

• Screw

• Wheel and axle

• Wedge

• Pulley

Identify the simple machine in the picture.

• Inclined plane

• Wedge

• Lever

• Screw

A hammer would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Inclined plane

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

• Lever

A teeter-totter would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Inclined plane

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Lever

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A door knob would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

• Screw

• Inclined plane

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A door stop would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Wedge

• Inclined plane

• Wheel and axle

• Lever

A crane would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Wedge

• Wheel and axle

• Pulley

• Lever

A wheelchair ramp would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Inclined plane

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

A drill bit would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Lever

• Wedge

• Incline plane

• Screw

Compound machines consist of two or more simple machines combined together to make work easier and increase the mechanical advantage. What two simple machines are used in a pair of scissors?

• Lever and a wheel/ axle

• Screw and a wedge

• Wedge and a lever

• Pulley and a lever

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