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WorksheetsSimple and Complex Machines
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is the "act of moving something?"
effort
work
energy
machine
A tool with only a few parts that helps you do work is called a
simple machine
complex machine
axle
fulcrum
Something that is lifted or carried is a
friction
force
effort
load
A sloped or slanted surface that makes it easier to move an object from a lower level to a higher level.
lever
wheel and axle
inclined plane
screw
Two inclined planes together that helps push things apart.
pulley
wedge
gear
lever
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod, typically used to hold two things together.
screw
gear
wedge
lever
A rigid bar that pivots or turns on a fulcrum. Used to lift or move heavy objects.
wedge
inclined plane
gear
lever
A wheel with teeth used to transfer motion from one place to another.
gear
wheel and axle
screw
lever
A round object that turns around a pin or pole.
pulley
gear
wheel and axle
wedge
A wheel with a rope used to lift or move heavy objects.
gear
inclined plane
pulley
screw
A force created when two objects rub against one another.
work
friction
energy
fulcrum
Which of the following is NOT a complex machine?
bicycle
ramp
can opener
wheel barrow
The turning point of a lever is a
axle
cog
fulcrum
joint
What simple machine is a curly slide?
pulley
screw
lever
wedge
What simple machine is an axe?
wheel and axle
pulley
inclined plane
wedge
What simple machine is a block and tackle?
gear
lever
pulley
wheel and axle
A seesaw is what simple machine?
lever
inclined plane
pulley
gear
A ramp is what simple machine?
lever
screw
gear
inclined plane
What simple machine is a Ferris Wheel?
wheel and axle
pulley
lever
inclined plane
How many simple machines are there?
5
6
7
8
