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Simple Machines

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
2.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
3.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
4.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
5.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
6.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
7.

Which choice is an example of a wedge?

a)

Ax

b)

Seesaw

c)

Crane

d)

Tunnel

8.

Which choice is an example of a screw?

a)

Ax

b)

Seesaw

c)

Bottle Cap

d)

Tunnel

9.

Which choice is an example of a lever?

a)

Ax

b)

Seesaw

c)

Bottle Cap

d)

Tunnel

10.
Which choice is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
A ramp
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Ferris Wheel 
11.

What is the center point of a lever called?

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Point

c)

Triangle

12.
A simple machine made of a bar or board that is supported underneath at the fulcrum
a)
lever
b)
incline plane
c)
wedge
d)
screw
13.
A simple machine made of a wheel and a rope
a)
pulley
b)
wheel and axle
c)
wedge
d)
inclined plane
14.
An example of a pulley is?
a)
blinds
b)
wheel and axle
c)
ax
d)
clock
15.
A simple machine that has a center rod attached to a wheel
a)
wheel and axle
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
16.
A simple machine used to cut or split an object
a)
wedge
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
pulley
17.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
18.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
19.

Name the simple machine.


ramp

a)

inclined plane

b)

wedge

c)

screw

d)

lever

20.

Name the simple machine.


ax

a)

inclined plane

b)

wedge

c)

wheel and axle

d)

lever

21.

Name the simple machine.


juice cap

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

lever

d)

pulley

22.

Name the simple machine.


seesaw

a)

inclined plane

b)

screw

c)

lever

d)

wheel and axle

23.

Name the simple machine.


flagpole

a)

inclined plane

b)

wheel and axle

c)

pulley

d)

screw

24.

Name the simple machine.


doorknob

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

pulley

25.

a simple machine made of two inclined planes that are stuck together

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

lever

d)

pulley

26.

a simple machine made of a rod with an inclined plane wrapped around it

a)

screw

b)

wedge

c)

lever

d)

wheel and axle

27.

a simple machine made of a slanted surface

a)

inclined plane

b)

screw

c)

wheel and axle

d)

wedge

28.

a machine made of two or more simple machines

a)

compound machine

b)

super machine

c)

simple machine

29.

You do ________ when you use force to move an object.

a)

work

b)

force

c)

motion

30.

A simple machine makes works harder.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

a simple machine made of a bar that moves around a fixed point

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

32.

a simple machine made of a wheel stuck to a rod

a)

wheel and axle

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane

d)

wedge

33.

A fulcrum is a point on a lever that does NOT move.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

a simple machine made of a rope that goes around a wheel

a)

wheel and axle

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

lever