WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
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1.
Two examples of a pulley...
a)
knife & axe blade
b)
lightbulb & screw
c)
flagpole hoist & window blinds
d)
catapult & teeter totter
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.
What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?
a)
complicated machine
b)
compound or complex machine
c)
comprehensive machine
d)
constructive machine
5.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge
6.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum
7.
A seesaw is an example of a
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
8.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
9.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
10.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
11.
Pedals, handle bars and handbrakes on a bicycle
a)
wedges
b)
pulleys
c)
incline planes
d)
levers
12.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
13.
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
b)
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
c)
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
14.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
15.
True or False:
Gravity affects all objects on Earth.
Gravity affects all objects on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
If I lift a 500N object 2m off the ground, am I doing work?
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
What is this an example of?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
18.
Which of the following is true for the picture?
a)
elephant is the fulcrum, mouse is the effort, triangle is the load
b)
mouse is the fulcrum, triangle is the effort, elephant is the load
c)
triangle is the fulcrum, mouse is the effort, elephant is the load
19.
To increase the mechanical advantage of a lever
a)
make sure the fulcrum is in the middle of the lever
b)
move the fulcrum closer to the load
c)
move the fulcrum closer to the effort
d)
use a bigger fulcrum
20.
A simple machine usually used to raise a flag is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
pulley
c)
lever
d)
wheel and axle
21.
A push or pull is a
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
22.
An object being lifted or moved is a
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
23.
________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance
a)
load
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
work
24.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
25.
A simple machine that splits an object apart is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
wedge
d)
lever
26.
A lever turns back and forth on a
a)
effort
b)
load
c)
work
d)
fulcrum
27.
Which type simple machine would the base of a light bulb be?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
28.
A simple machine that is actually a kind of inclined plane is a
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
gear
d)
lever
29.
A push or pull that can move an object is a
a)
fulcrum
b)
force
c)
machine
d)
lever
30.
What is the fixed point where a lever turns or pivots?
a)
load
b)
work
c)
fulcrum
d)
screw
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