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Force & Simple Machines

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Simple Machine is this?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
2.
Gravity is a force that causes objects to move
a)
down
b)
up
c)
forward
d)
back
3.
Which Simple Machine is this? (the cutting part)
a)
inclined plane
b)
wheel and axle
c)
wedge
d)
screw
4.
Which of these items uses a pulley hidden inside to make the work easier?
a)
see saw
b)
slide
c)
blinds
d)
bottle lid
5.
Which is an example of balanced forces?
a)
a see saw with a 300 pound football player and a kindergarten student
b)
a see saw with two twin girls 
6.
Bekah cleaned her room and had 4 large plastic tubs. If she pushes them down the hall with the same force, which one would move the slowest? 
a)
the tub with her light stuffed animals
b)
the tub full of heavy books 
c)
the tub that has her light summer clothes
d)
the tub that is still empty
7.
Friction is a force that
a)
gives resistance, slows things down
b)
gives resistance, speeds things up
c)
gives balance, slows things down
d)
gives balance, speeds things up
8.
Which Simple Machine is this? 
a)
inclined plane
b)
Pulley
c)
wedge
d)
screw
9.
I use a knife to cut an onion for guacamole. What simple machine is the knife?
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
Wheel and Axle 
d)
screw
10.
Which Simple Machine is this? 
a)
inclined plane
b)
Pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
11.
Which item would require more force to push?
a)
Object with lots of mass
b)
Object with very little mass
12.
Which Simple Machine is this?
a)
inclined plane
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
13.

If your class (23 students) is playing tug of war against another class (23 students plus 4 adults helping), which class would win? And Why?

a)

Your class, it's balanced

b)

Your class, it's unbalanced

c)

the other class, it's balanced

d)

the other class, it's unbalanced

14.

Which Simple Machine is this jar lid?

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

wheel and axle

d)

screw

15.
Which shows a balanced force?
a)
Twitch rolling his tennis balls
b)
A large marble hitting a smaller marble
c)
a ball on the edge of table but not falling off
d)
a book falling off of the table to the floor
16.

a pulley makes work easier by

a)

lifting things

b)

turning things

c)

pushing material outward

d)

holding things together

17.

Abi kicks a soccer ball so hard she falls down. The ball rolls across the sandy beach toward the ocean, but it never makes it into the water. What is the one BEST reason why it may not have made it into the ocean?

a)

the force of the kick was not enough to make it go into the ocean

b)

friction from the sand causes the ball to slow down and eventually stop

c)

gravity causes the ball to slow down and eventually stop

d)

Abi missed kicking the ball

18.

A cannon shoots a cannonball straight off a cliff. The path of the cannonball is shown in the illustration below. Which of the following observations provides the best evidence for the effect of gravity?

a)

The cannonball did not travel in a straight line.

b)

The cannon moved back when the cannonball was fired.

c)

The cannonball was hot when it struck the ground.

d)

The cannon has much greater mass than the cannonball

19.

Two horses are pulling a cart in opposite directions. The cart begins to move in the direction shown. The movement of the cart provides evidence for which of the following?

a)

All horses pull with the same amount of force.

b)

The cart is heavier for Horse 1 than Horse 2.

c)

Horse 2 is pulling with more force than Horse 1.

d)

The wheels on the cart only move in one direction.

20.

In the diagram below, a nail is being removed from the floor with the help of a crowbar. How does the help of the crowbar change the task of removing the nail?

a)

It changes the direction and amount of force needed to remove the nail

b)

It creates much more force by increasing the gravity on the nail

c)

It increases the friction between the nail and the floor

d)

It reduces the amount of air pushing downward on the nail

21.

) It is easier to push a box up a ramp than to lift it directly off of the floor. This solution is an example of what kind of simple machines making something easier?

a)

wheel & axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw