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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 41mins
What simple machine is used to lift & move things by using a stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum?
screw
wheel & axle
lever
pulley
inclined plane
What simple machine makes work easier by using a wheel and rope to help move an object?
pulley
wheel & axle
inclined plane
wedge
screw
What simple machine has two slanted sides that end in a sharp edge and cuts things or separates an object?
screw
pulley
wedge
inclined plane
lever
What simple machine is a round wheel attached to a post that works together to move something?
lever
pulley
inclined plane
screw
wheel & axle
What simple machine is a slanted flat surface that helps move an object from a high position to a low position OR a low position to a high position?
pulley
lever
screw
inclined plane
wedge
What simple machine has ridges wrapped around a center post that holds things together?
pulley
wedge
screw
inclined plane
lever
Select ALL correct answers. What is true about simple machines?
They make work easier.
They have few or no moving parts.
They are always made of metal.
They are silly looking.
Work is the use of force to move an object.
true
false
Identify this simple machine.
screw
wedge
inclined plane
lever
pulley
Identify this simple machine.
pulley
wedge
inclined plane
wheel & axle
screw
Identify this simple machine.
lever
inclined plane
screw
wedge
pulley
Identify this simple machine.
screw
lever
inclined plane
wedge
wheel & axle
Identify this simple machine.
pulley
wheel & axle
wedge
screw
inclined plane
Identify this simple machine.
pulley
wheel & axle
wedge
screw
lever
