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Chapter 16- simple machines

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________ and _______ must turn together.

a)

wheel and axle

b)

incline plane

c)

pulley

d)

lever

2.

A wheel with a line around it

a)

fulcrum

b)

wedge

c)

lever

d)

Pulley

3.

A bar that pivots on a fixed point

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

screw

4.

The use of force to move an object over a distance

a)

work

b)

machine

c)

wedge

d)

inclined plane

5.

The fixed point on a lever

a)

screw

b)

machine

c)

fulcrum

d)

wedge

6.

Which simple machine has an incline plane wrapped around it?

a)

screw

b)

wheel

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

7.

A machine with few or no moving parts

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

c)

machine

d)

magazine

8.

If you are holding a fishing rod, what is the fulcrum?

a)

fish

b)

hand

c)

reel

d)

foot

9.

A wheel and axle must _________ _________ to be a simple machine

a)

go flat

b)

roll fast

c)

turn together

d)

hold tight

10.

Anything that changes the way work is done is a ?

a)

easy

b)

hard

c)

computer

d)

machine

11.

A wheel and axle can work in how many ways?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

By changing the ________ of the force, we can make a job easier.

a)

weight

b)

length

c)

direction

d)

temperature

13.

What makes up a lever?

a)

pulley and fulcrum

b)

bar and wheel

c)

bar and fulcrum

d)

axle and bar

14.

The use of 2 or more simple machine together is called a?

a)

simple machine

b)

small machine

c)

complex machine

d)

common machine

15.

Rope, chain and cord are all types of line found on a ?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

pulley

c)

lever

d)

inclined plane

16.

Which are 2 levers?

a)

axe and door stop

b)

broom and bolt

c)

hockey stick and seesaw

d)

hill and ramp

17.

Which 2 are examples of an pulley?

a)

window pull cord and flag pole cord

b)

hockey stick and rock wall cord

c)

flag pole cord and broom

d)

window pull cord and cap of a bottle

18.

A pulley and a wheel and axle work in a ______________ motion.

a)

backward

b)

circular

c)

reverse

d)

forward

19.

People never use simple machines.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A wheelbarrow is a simple machine that is a _________.

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

fulcurm

d)

lever

21.

Simple machines make work easirer?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which type of line is used in a pulley? Chose all that apply.

a)

cord

b)

rope

c)

horizontal

d)

chain