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WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is not a type of simple machines?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
2.
Work is
a)
energy from the sun
b)
a force that moves an object
c)
a type of machine
d)
a force that pulls you towards the Earth
3.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wheel and axle
4.
What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
a)
fulton
b)
fulcrum
c)
furmen
d)
falcon
5.
What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub?
a)
screw
b)
inclined plane
c)
wedge
d)
pulley
6.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
7.
A screw is made up of _________ wrapped around a post or rod.
a)
treads
b)
springs
c)
threads
d)
strings
8.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
9.
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 puchses a stroller up a ramp into a building
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
10.
Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw. The screwdriver is being used as
a)
a pulley
b)
a screw
c)
a lever
d)
a wheel and axle
11.
Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can, The screwdriver is being used as
a)
a pulley
b)
an inclined plane
c)
a screw
d)
a lever
12.
Which is a characteristic of simple machines?
a)
they run on electricity
b)
they take a long time to make
c)
they have few or not moving parts
d)
they are not very large
13.
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
14.
What two parts might make a pulley?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wheel and wire
c)
wheel and screw
d)
wheel and fulcrum
15.
Which simple machine is found on the head of an ax?
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
16.
The seesaw is an example of which simple machine?
a)
incline plane
b)
wedge
c)
lever
d)
pulley
17.
The bottle cap is an example of which simple machine?
a)
inclined plane
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
lever
18.
The door knob and rod make up which simple machine?
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wheel and axle
19.
The wheel and rope make up which simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
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