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Understanding Forces and Simple Machines

Understanding Forces and Simple Machines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

5th - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Evelyn Hayes

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is required to change the motion of an object?

An increase in mass

A change in temperature

A force, which can be a push or a pull

A decrease in speed

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a simple machine?

A refrigerator

A computer

A catapult

A bicycle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a lever magnify force?

By increasing the weight of the load

By decreasing the distance to the fulcrum

By reducing friction

By increasing the distance to the fulcrum

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when the fulcrum is closer to the force than to the load in a lever?

The lever becomes less effective

The force is reduced

The force is magnified

The load is moved slower

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of applying a larger force to a catapult?

The object travels a shorter distance

The object moves in a circular path

The object travels a farther distance

The object remains stationary

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