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Simple Machines

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What simple machine is used to lift & move things by using a stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum?

a)

screw

b)

wheel & axle

c)

lever

d)

pulley

e)

inclined plane

2.

What simple machine makes work easier by using a wheel and rope to help move an object?

a)

pulley

b)

wheel & axle

c)

inclined plane

d)

wedge

e)

screw

3.

What simple machine has two slanted sides that end in a sharp edge and cuts things or separates an object?

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

d)

inclined plane

e)

lever

4.

What simple machine is a round wheel attached to a post that works together to move something?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

e)

wheel & axle

5.

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?

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

inclined plane

e)

wedge

6.

What simple machine has ridges wrapped around a center post that holds things together?

a)

pulley

b)

wedge

c)

screw

d)

inclined plane

e)

lever

7.

Select ALL correct answers. What is true about simple machines?

a)

They make work easier.

b)

They have few or no moving parts.

c)

They are always made of metal.

d)

They are silly looking.

8.

Work is the use of force to move an object.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Identify this simple machine.

a)

screw

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

lever

e)

pulley

10.

Identify this simple machine.

a)

pulley

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel & axle

e)

screw

11.

Identify this simple machine.

a)

lever

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

wedge

e)

pulley

12.

Identify this simple machine.

a)

screw

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

wedge

e)

wheel & axle

13.

Identify this simple machine.

a)

pulley

b)

wheel & axle

c)

wedge

d)

screw

e)

inclined plane

14.

Identify this simple machine.

a)

pulley

b)

wheel & axle

c)

wedge

d)

screw

e)

lever