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WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
2.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
3.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
4.
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
5.
What is a lever?
a)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
b)
means attracted to a magnet
c)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
d)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
6.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
7.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
8.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
9.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
10.
The fixed point on the lever is called
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
11.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
12.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
13.
_________ is an example of a lever.
a)
Hammer
b)
Crowbar
c)
Wheelbarrow
d)
All of the above
14.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
hand
15.
What is a simple machine?
a)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
b)
means attracted to a magnet
c)
an inclined plane that is wrapped around an axle
d)
a machine with few or no moving parts
16.
What is a machine?
a)
Mrs. Herman
b)
Ms. Putirskis
c)
Mrs. Brose
d)
a tool that makes work easier
17.
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
18.
The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
19.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge
20.
Which choice is an example of a screw?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Tunnel
21.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
22.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
23.
________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance
a)
load
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
work
24.
A simple machine that splits an object apart is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
wedge
d)
lever
25.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
26.
What is considered to be the work input?
a)
Work that goes into or exerted on a machine
b)
work that comes out of or results from a machine
27.
In which of these cases is work being done?
a)
A student sleeps
b)
A student pushes a locked door that does not move
c)
a student carries his chair into another room
d)
A student sits on the carpet
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