Simple Machines and Their Types

A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  

• wedge
• screw
• lever
• inclined plane 

An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 

• lever
• pulley
• screw
• wedge 

An axe is an example of a

• pulley
• inclined plane
• screw
• wedge 

A seesaw is an example of a  

• wedge
• lever 
• inclined plane 
• pulley 

A device that has two or more simple machines working together 

• fulcrum 
• pulley
• compound (complex) machine 
• motor 

Stairs

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

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Lightbulb

• wedge
• pulley
• incline plane
• screw

Which is not a type of simple machine?

• spring
• screw
• pulley
• wedge

What type of simple machine is this?

• wheel and axle
• gear
• lever
• inclined plane

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 

• wheel and axle 
• lever
• inclined plane 
• pulley