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Phil's Experiments with Simple Machines

Phil's Experiments with Simple Machines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Other

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

Phil encounters a broken portal and needs to move a heavy particle impulse controller. He uses simple machines like levers, rollers, and pulleys to gain super strength and move the machine across a parking lot and up a loading dock. Phil demonstrates how these machines make the task easier by changing the direction of force and reducing effort.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial problem with the portal?

It was too small.

It was too heavy.

It was not working perfectly.

It was too expensive.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What simple machine did Phil use first to lift the heavy controller?

Pulley

Roller

Ramp

Lever

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Phil use rollers to move the controller?

To lift it higher

To move it easily across the parking lot

To change its direction

To make it lighter

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main challenge when using rollers on a hill?

The rollers were too short.

The hill was too steep.

The controller could roll too fast.

The rollers were too heavy.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Phil control the speed of the controller's descent down the hill?

By using a ramp

By using a lever

By using a pulley

By using a roller

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of using a ramp in the final section?

To lift the controller

To change the direction of the controller

To move the controller onto the loading dock

To make the controller lighter

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many pulleys did Phil use in the final setup?

Six

Five

Three

Two

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