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WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
2.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
3.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
4.
What is an example of a screw?
a)
arm
b)
ax
c)
light bulb
d)
ramp
5.
What is a screw?
a)
means attracted to a magnet
b)
an inclined plane that is wrapped around an axle
c)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
d)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
6.
What is a machine?
a)
Mrs. Herman
b)
Ms. Putirskis
c)
Mrs. Brose
d)
a tool that makes work easier
7.
What is an inclined plane?
a)
wheels that turn on a post
b)
made from two or more simple machines
c)
flat surface that is higher at one end
d)
uses a wheel and a rope to lift a load
8.
What is a wheel and axle?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
flat surface that is higher at one end
c)
made from two or more simple machines
d)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
9.
What is a compound machine?
a)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
b)
wheel that turns on a post
c)
flat surface that is higher at one end
d)
made from two or more simple machines
10.
What is a pulley?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
c)
made of two or more simple machines
d)
flat surface that is higher at one end
11.
What makes a bike stop rolling?
a)
unbalanced forces
b)
your mom
c)
Friction
d)
effort force
12.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
13.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
14.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
15.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
16.
________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance
a)
load
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
work
17.
A simple machine that splits an object apart is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
wedge
d)
lever
18.
This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on.
a)
closed circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
parallel circuit
d)
open circuit
19.
When there is only one path for electrons to move through it is called a _____. When one light goes out, they all go out.
a)
closed circuit
b)
parallel circuit
c)
series circuit
d)
open circuit
20.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
21.
What type of circuit is show in the image?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
22.
A circuit is not the path that electricity follows.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
24.
What is a Rube Goldberg Machine
a)
A series of events that are used to make something look cool
b)
A series of events that are used to accomplish a simple task
c)
A series of events that are used to accomplish a complicated task
d)
A series of events that are used to make an mess
25.
What is the purpose of a Rube Goldberg machine?
a)
To make a simple job more complicated
b)
To make a job more confusing
c)
To make a serious job less serious
d)
to make a complicated job simple
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