WorksheetsSimple Machines 4th Grade
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
2.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
6.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
7.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
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.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as
a)
effort
b)
potential
c)
kinetic
d)
work
12.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
13.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
14.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
15.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
16.
What is an example of a screw?
a)
arm
b)
ax
c)
light bulb
d)
ramp
17.
What does magnetic mean?
a)
means attracted to a magnet
b)
a machine with few or no moving parts
c)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
d)
an inclined plane that is wrapped around an axle
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Which one is a resistance force?
a)
me pulling the leash
b)
you pushing a rock
c)
me pushing your desk
d)
weight of a car you are pushing
22.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
23.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
hand
24.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
25.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
26.
What is gravity?
a)
A mythical creature that only comes out at night.
b)
A force that pulls all objects off the Earth.
c)
A force that pulls all objects down to the earth.
d)
The energy needed to make an object move.
27.
What is the center point of a lever called?
a)
Fulcrom
b)
A Thingy
c)
Cheese
d)
A Brick
28.
An object can accelerate by speeding up, slowing down, or ________.
a)
changing direction
b)
gaining more gravity
c)
splitting in half
29.
A force is a _________ or ________ that acts on an object.
a)
hot, cold
b)
push, pull
c)
temperature, mass
30.
This picture is an example of a _________.
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
31.
What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
32.
What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?
a)
pushing a heavy load
b)
lifting a heavy load
c)
dividing a heavy load
d)
holding a small load
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