Simple Machines

An axe is an example of a

• pulley

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

Name this simple machine.

• Lever
• Wedge
• Pulley
• Inclined Plane

Name this simple machine. 

• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge

The fixed point on the lever is called 

• load
• resistance
• bar
• fulcrum

When force is used to move an object across a distance, this is called...

• effort

• power

• energy

• work

A _____ is a fixed bar that is free to move around a fixed point known as a fulcrum.

• pulley
• inclined plane
• lever

A ______ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.

• lever
• pulley
• screw

Two examples of a pulley...

• knife & axe blade
• lightbulb & screw
• flagpole hoist & window blinds
• catapult & teeter totter

Which choice is an example of a pulley?

• Axe
• Seesaw
• Crane 
• Tunnel

Which choice is an example of an inclined plane?

• A ramp
• Seesaw
• Bottle Cap
• Ferris Wheel