Simple Machines & Forces Quiz

What is a force that can act on an object without touching it?

• Friction

• Contact force

• Noncontact force

• Work

What is the force that pulls objects toward the ground?

• Gravity

• Effort

• Friction

• Load

What type of force happens when two objects touch?

• Noncontact force

• Contact force

• Motion

• Machine

What is the name of the force that slows things down when they rub together?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Work

• Pulley

What is done when a force moves an object?

• Work

• Effort

• Load

• Motion

What is a tool that helps make work easier?

• Machine

• Motion

• Gravity

• Load

What is a simple machine that is a slanted surface?

• Pulley

• Wedge

What simple machine is made of a bar that pivots on a point?

• Lever

• Screw

• Wedge

• Pulley

What do we call the point where a lever turns?

• Effort

• Load

• Fulcrum

• Machine

What simple machine has a wheel attached to a rod?

• Pulley

• Wheel and axle

• Inclined plane

• Wedge