WorksheetsSimple Machines Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a simple machine?
a)
A machine with 2 or more movements
b)
A machine that makes work easier
c)
A computer
d)
A time machine
3.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
3.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
4.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
5.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
6.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
7.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
8.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
9.
A seesaw is an example of a
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
10.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
11.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
12.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
13.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
14.
Two examples of a pulley...
a)
knife & axe blade
b)
lightbulb & screw
c)
flagpole hoist & window blinds
d)
catapult & teeter totter
15.
A ______ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
16.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
17.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge
18.
This machine is made of a solid bar and has a fixed point called a fulcrum
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel
d)
Axle
19.
A wheelbarrow is an example of
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
d)
Fourth Class Lever
20.
What two things make up a pulley?
a)
A wheel and a screw
b)
a wheel and a rope
c)
a wheel and a handle
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