WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 3hrs 54mins
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Class
Date
1.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
2.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge
3.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum
4.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge
5.
A seesaw is an example of a
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
6.
A device that has two or more simple machines working together
a)
fulcrum
b)
pulley
c)
compound (complex) machine
d)
motor
7.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
8.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
9.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
10.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
11.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
12.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
13.
The fixed point on the lever is called
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
14.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as
a)
effort
b)
potential
c)
kinetic
d)
work
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
18.
Two examples of a pulley...
a)
knife & axe blade
b)
lightbulb & screw
c)
flagpole hoist & window blinds
d)
catapult & teeter totter
19.
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
20.
What is an example of a lever?
a)
ramp
b)
car
c)
arm
d)
teeth
21.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
22.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
23.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
24.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
25.
What is an example of a screw?
a)
arm
b)
ax
c)
light bulb
d)
ramp
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
What is a machine?
a)
Mrs. Herman
b)
Ms. Putirskis
c)
Mrs. Brose
d)
a tool that makes work easier
30.
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
31.
What is a wheel and axle?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
flat surface that is higher at one end
c)
made from two or more simple machines
d)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
32.
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
33.
What makes a bike stop rolling?
a)
unbalanced forces
b)
your mom
c)
Friction
d)
effort force
34.
Which one is an effort force?
a)
blocks in a wagon
b)
person pushing a carriage
c)
friction
d)
Mrs. Herman
35.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
36.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
37.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
38.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
39.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
40.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
41.
Which choice is an example of a pulley?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Crane
d)
Tunnel
42.
Which choice is an example of a wedge?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Crane
d)
Tunnel
43.
Which choice is an example of a screw?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Tunnel
44.
Which choice is an example of a lever?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Tunnel
45.
Which choice is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Ferris Wheel
46.
Which choice is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
A ramp
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Ferris Wheel
47.
What is the center point of a lever called?
a)
Fulcrom
b)
A Thingy
c)
Cheese
d)
A Brick
48.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
49.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
50.
How can an incline plane reduce the amount of force required to lift an object?
a)
increase the length of the ramp
b)
increase the height of the ramp
c)
decrease the length of the ramp
51.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
52.
How could I reduce the effort force needed to lift the load?
a)
move the fulcrum away from the load
b)
move the fulcrum closer to the load
c)
place the fulcrum in the middle
53.
What is this an example of?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
54.
What is this an example of?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
55.
What is this an example of?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
56.
A simple machine is...
a)
made up of one or two parts
b)
made up of more than two parts
c)
also called a complex machine
57.
What simple machine is pictured?
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
c)
wedge
58.
A simple machine consisting of a flat surface with one end higher than the other.
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
c)
pulley
59.
A simple machine consisting of a rope or cable that runs around a grooved wheel.
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
pulley
60.
Made up of one or two inclined planes...
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
61.
An object can accelerate by speeding up, slowing down, or ________.
a)
changing direction
b)
gaining more gravity
c)
splitting in half
62.
Which surface causes the most friction: a tile floor, a grassy field, a paved road?
a)
grassy field
b)
paved road
c)
tile floor
63.
A circular object attached to a bar is a...
a)
screw
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
64.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
65.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
66.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
67.
A _______ pulley is used to reduce the amount of effort force.
a)
movable
b)
fixed
c)
single
68.
A _____ pulley only changes the direction of the force.
a)
movable
b)
fixed
c)
alternate
69.
A sloping force, like a ramp, that reduces the mount of force required to lift an object.
a)
screw
b)
wheel and axle
c)
inclined plane
70.
Pedals, handle bars and handbrakes on a bicycle
a)
wedges
b)
pulleys
c)
incline planes
d)
levers
71.
Screws and wedges are examples of what other type of simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
levers
d)
gears
72.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
73.
A _____ is a fixed bar that us free to move around a fixed point known as a fulcrum.
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
lever
74.
A ______ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
75.
Consists of two circular objects; a central shaft (axle) and a wheel.
a)
wheel and axle
b)
screw
c)
pulley
76.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
77.
A simple machine that is made up of an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder. It is often used to hold things together.
a)
lever
b)
screw
c)
wedge
78.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
79.
Work is __________.
a)
energy
b)
the ability to do work
c)
the moving of some object using force
d)
what my dad does
80.
A wheel and axel is made of how many part?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
81.
The push and pull of an object is called _________.
a)
work
b)
simple machine
c)
force
d)
compound machine
82.
_________ helps holds objects together.
a)
Lever
b)
Crazy glue
c)
Pulley
d)
Screw
83.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
84.
A balancing part of a lever that can be moved to help make lifting a load easier is the__________.
a)
hinge
b)
degrees of separation
c)
inclined plane
d)
fulcrum
85.
Name the simple machine:
a)
inclined plane
b)
lever
c)
fulcrum
d)
wedge
86.
Name the simple machine:
a)
Wheel and axel
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
87.
Which is a real life example of a wedge?
a)
Door stop
b)
See-saw
c)
Hess Truck
d)
Ramp
88.
Name the simple machine:
a)
Inclined plane
b)
ramp
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and Axle
89.
Select all of the simple machines that are on a Hess Loader.
a)
Wedge
b)
Inclined plane
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and axle
e)
screw
90.
What happened when you placed the water bottle over the "S" on the dump truck?
a)
The load was easier to unload because of the distance of where the load was placed.
b)
The load was very difficult to unload because it was too heavy.
c)
The truck did not move.
91.
What 2 simple machines work together to make the truck bed work correctly? (Select 2 answers)
a)
Wedge
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wheel and axle
d)
Lever
92.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
93.
Which of the following is an example of a screw?
a)
hammer
b)
spiral staircase
c)
axe
d)
knife
94.
which of these is an inclined plane?
a)
screw driver
b)
seesaw
c)
axe
d)
ramp
95.
A flag pole uses what kind of simple machine?
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
96.
Stairs are an example of what kind of simple machine?
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
97.
A _____ pulley only changes the direction of the force.
a)
movable
b)
fixed
c)
alternate
98.
A _______ pulley is used to reduce the amount of effort force.
a)
movable
b)
fixed
c)
single
99.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
100.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
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