Compound Machine Activity

A device that has two or more simple machines working together 

• fulcrum 

• pulley

• compound (complex) machine 

• motor 

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What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?

• complicated machine

• compound or complex machine

• comprehensive machine

• constructive machine

What is a compound machine?

• uses a wheel and rope to lift a load

• wheel that turns on a post

• flat surface that is higher at one end

• made from two or more simple machines

Is this a simple machine or compound machine?

• Simple Machine

• Compound Machine

Is this a simple machine or a compound machine?

• Simple Machine

• Compound Machine

Is this a simple machine or compound machine?

• Simple Machine

• Compound Machine

A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?

• lever, wheel and axle, pulley

• wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley

• wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane

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 wheelbarrow?

• Wheel/ axle and a lever

• Lever and a wedge

• Wheel/ axle and a screw

• Inclined plane and a lever

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A device that has two or more simple machines working together

• fulcrum

• pulley

• compound (complex) machine

• motor

What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?

• complicated machine

• compound or complex machine

• comprehensive machine

• constructive machine