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Simple Machines

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This machine is made of a solid bar and has a fixed point called a fulcrum

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wheel

d)

Axle

2.

What is a pulley used for?

a)

to lift a load using a rope that goes around a wheel ad is tied to the load

b)

it has a solid bar and you place the object at the base of one and push on the opposite end to lift an object

c)

It has a flat slanted surface to, sometimes called a ramp

d)

to dig a hole in the ground

3.

this is a

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

pulley

d)

inclined plane

4.

this is a

a)

ramp

b)

lever

c)

plane

d)

pulley

5.

Another name for a ramp is an

a)

inclined plane

b)

wheel

c)

plane

d)

pulley

6.

An object being lifted or moved by a machine is called

a)

load

b)

machine

c)

transfer

d)

pulley

7.

How many types of levers are there

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

A machine with two or more simple machines or moving parts that work as one is called a?

a)

simple machine

b)

complicated machine

c)

compound machine

d)

machine

9.

A wheel and axle is defined as?

a)

has two parts and helps to move loads

b)

any tool that helps do work

c)

a flat slanted surface

10.

Position is

a)

when an object is in motion

b)

the location of an object

c)

how long it took an object to move

d)

divide distance by time

11.

When an object's distance changes over time it is referring to

a)

motion

b)

speed

c)

force

d)

friction

12.

Velocity describes an objects

a)

location

b)

speed

c)

direction

d)

speed and direction

13.

Push and Pull are examples of

a)

Force

b)

Velocity

c)

Friction

d)

Strength

14.

Change over time in speed or direction of a moving object is talking about

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Inertia

d)

Velocity

15.

When an object in motion stays in motion refers to

a)

Velocity

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

16.

Force of attraction or pull between objects is

a)

gravity

b)

pulley

c)

inertia

d)

acceleration