Simple Machine and Complex Machine

What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheelchair into the school bus?

• lever

• wedge

• inclined plane

• pulley

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A shovel is an example of a complex machine. What simple machines are used to make up this complex machine?

• lever and wedge

• inclined plane and lever

• pulley and wedge

• lever and screw

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A pair of scissors is an example of a complex machine. What simple machines are used to make up this complex machine?

• lever and wheel and axle

• wedge and inclined plane

• lever and wedge

• pulley and screw

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.

• force

• energy

• work

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A device that has very few or no moving parts is a...

• simple machine

• complex machine

Which is NOT a type of simple machine?

• spring

• screw

• pulley

• wedge

What kind of simple machine is this?

• lever

• wheel and axle

• inclined plane

• screw

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This is an example of what simple machine?

• wheel and axle

• wedge

• pulley

• screw

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This is an example of what simple machine?

• wedge

• screw

• inclined plane

• pulley

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Which simple machine can we find in a stair?

• wedge

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wheel and axle