WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
If Alan is on the right and George is on the left of a box, what needs to happen to make the box move to the right?
a)
Alan needs to push the box with more force than George.
b)
George needs to push the box with more force than Alan.
c)
Alan and George need to push the box with equal amounts of force.
d)
Alan and George need to pull on the box with equal amounts of force.
2.
This is the definition of what?
Pushing or pulling an object to make it move.
Pushing or pulling an object to make it move.
a)
Friction
b)
Work
c)
Acceleration
d)
None of the Above
3.
Why does it take someone sledding longer to stop on ice than it does on grass?
a)
The ice makes the friction between the sled and the ground greater.
b)
The ice makes the friction between the tires and the ground less.
c)
All of the above
d)
None of the above
4.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
5.
work is...
a)
energy from the sun
b)
a type of machine
c)
a force that moves an object
d)
a force that pulls you toward the earh
6.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
7.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
8.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
9.
Which type of simple machine would be found on the bottom of a wagon??
a)
a pulley
b)
a screw
c)
a wedge
d)
a wheel and axle
10.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
11.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
12.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
13.
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
b)
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
c)
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
14.
Would it be easier to move a box of the same mass up a ramp that was long and gradual or short and steep?
a)
long and gradual
b)
short and steep
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