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Force and Motion Fourth Grade Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which can make an object move?

a)

Rule

b)

Color

c)

Force

d)

Power

2.

Which of the following is true? (More than one correct)

a)

The ruler is a pulley.

b)

The scissors are a wedge.

c)

The scissors are a lever.

d)

The pen is a wheel and axle.

3.

If you want to build a bird house, which simple machine will help your boards stay together?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Screw

4.

The flagpole is what simple machine?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

5.

The bottom of a light bulb is what simple machine?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

screw

6.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
7.
A seesaw is an example of a  
a)
wedge
b)
lever 
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
8.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
9.

Which simple machine is this?

a)

Screw

b)

Lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel and Axle

10.

This catapult is made to throw an object a distance. Which simple machine is used to make a catapult.

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel and Axle

c)

Lever

d)

Inclined Plane

11.

The knife is slicing through the cake. Which simple machine is this?

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Wheel and Axle

12.

If you push the ball with the most force you can, what will happen?

a)

The ball will move the least.

b)

The ball will move the most.

c)

The ball will move the slowest.

d)

The ball will not move.

13.

If you want to slow a ball down, which should you do?

a)

Reduce the friction.

b)

Apply a force in the opposite direction.

c)

Apply more force in the same direction to the ball.

d)

Increase the work.

14.

In the picture, the shovel is being used to as a _____ to move the snow.

a)

Wedge

b)

Lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel and Axle

15.

Which simple machine changes the direction of the force, not the size of force?

a)

Screw

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Inclined Plane

16.

Finish the sentence:

The more force...

a)

the farther the object will go.

b)

the slower the object will go.

c)

the more gravity.

d)

the more time.

17.

What simple machine is this?

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Pulley

c)

Lever

d)

Inclined Plane

18.

Sandy and Nancy each kick a soccer ball. Sandy's kick does not even make it ten yards. Nancy's kick makes it more than 50 yards down the field. Why is this?

a)

Nancy is taller.

b)

Sandy is stronger than Nancy.

c)

Nancy's kick has more force.

d)

There is no reason

19.

What simple machine is this?

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Lever

20.

When you use a screw and twist along the spiral, you decrease the ________ , but increase the _________.

a)

force / distance

b)

energy / distance

c)

distance / force

d)

twist / work

21.

The force of gravity...

a)

pushes objects apart

b)

pushes objects together

c)

pulls objects apart

d)

pulls objects together

22.

If you push with the same force on 3 boxes that are the same size but different weights, which will go the fastest?

Box 1: 1 pounds

Box 2: 10 pounds

Box 3: 25 pounds

a)

Box 1

b)

Box 2

c)

Box 3

d)

All boxes will move together.

23.

A screw is a modified...

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Pulley

24.

Why do simple machines make work easier?

a)

They change the amount of force needed to do work.

b)

They decrease the time to do a task.

c)

The reduce the amount of work to do.

d)

They increase the strength.