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WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
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1.
If you use a crowbar to get the lid off of a bucket, what simple machine are you using?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel and Axle
d)
Lever
2.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
3.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
4.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
5.
A wheel with a rope or belt around it. Helps a person lift or move something up, down, or across an area.
a)
screw
b)
pulley
c)
lever
d)
screw
6.
Often used to hold things together.
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
7.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
8.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
9.
Bicycle
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
10.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
11.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
12.
A simple machine consisting of a rope or cable that runs around a grooved wheel.
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
13.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
14.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
15.
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
16.
What simple machine splits the wood?
a)
wedge
b)
wheel and axle
c)
pulley
d)
lever
17.
What type of simple machine is a ramp?
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
inclined plane
18.
A screw is an example of a simple machine that would be most useful for
a)
cutting a sandwich
b)
hammering a nail
c)
opening a corked bottle
d)
lifting a rock
19.
The blade of a shovel acts as one type of machine as it separates soil when it enters the ground. The handle of the shovel acts as a second type of machine when the person using it lifts the soil. What 2 simple machines make up a shovel?
a)
pulley and wedge
b)
screw and inclined plane
c)
lever and pulley
d)
wedge and lever
20.
Which of these best describes a function of these simple machines?
a)
They both can overcome friction with a rolling motion.
b)
They both can secure two parts of an object together.
c)
They both can separate two parts of an object.
d)
They both can help raise objects from the ground.
21.
Which simple machine is most like a human arm?
a)
a lever
b)
a wedge
c)
an inclined plane
d)
a screw
22.
Which is the best way for the engineers to test the weight limits of the pulley system?
a)
hang objects with different volumes from the pulleys
b)
hang objects with different shapes from the pulleys
c)
raise objects with increasing densities on the pulleys
d)
raise objects with increasing masses on the pulleys
23.
This tool is used to make holes in the ground. When a person turns the handles, the blade cuts the ground to make a hole.
a)
pulley
b)
wheel and axle
c)
lever
d)
screw
24.
A student uses this tool to build a project made from wood. The student uses Part X to remove a nail from the wood. Part X is being used as a
a)
a lever
b)
a screw
c)
an inclined plane
d)
a wheel and axle
25.
This picture shows a screw with a pointed tip. This screw is a machine consisting of
a)
a pulley and a wedge
b)
a pulley and a lever
c)
an inclined plane and a wedge
d)
an inclined plane and a lever
26.
What type of simple machine is the bottle opener?
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
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