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WorksheetsSimple Machines-CKLA unit 5
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
2.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
3.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
4.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
5.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
6.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
7.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
8.
What type of simple machines does the photo show?
a)
Lever and wedge
b)
Inclined Plane and lever
c)
Pulley and wedge
d)
Lever and screw
9.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
10.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
11.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
12.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
13.
bigwigs are
a)
large wigs that people wear
b)
important people
c)
George Washington carvers wig
d)
something that Hedy Lammar invented
14.
simians and primates are....
a)
antonyms
b)
synonyms
c)
gorrillas
d)
birds
15.
What is collaboration?
a)
Making sure buildings come together
b)
Working with a group effectively
c)
When group work doesn't go as planned
d)
Working independently
16.
How did Thomas Edison get a job as a telegraph operator?
a)
He saved a boy from a moving train
b)
He applied for the job
c)
He went to college to work on telegraphs
d)
His dad owned a telegraph store
17.
What did Jacques Cousteau invent?
a)
a fishing rod
b)
a special hook for ocean life
c)
the aqua lung
d)
the submarine
18.
What happened to Jacques Cousteau in his twenties, that encouraged him to follow his dreams?
a)
He had to learn to walk again due to a car accident
b)
He was a victim of robbery and was scared for his life
c)
He almost drowned when he was bit by a shark
d)
A box jellyfish stung him
19.
Which inventor enjoyed botany?
a)
Hedy Lammar
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Jacques Cousteau
d)
George Washington Carver
20.
What did frequency hopping eventually lead to?
a)
GPS and Wifi
b)
the telephone
c)
the alarm clock
d)
the microscope
21.
Which invention made spreading knowledge easier
a)
microscope
b)
airplane
c)
paper
d)
alarm clock
22.
How did microscopes help to develop vaccines?
a)
Doctors could now see bacteria
b)
People started washing their hands more
c)
Alexander Flemming invented penicillin
d)
Alexander Flemming was knighted
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