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Science Chapter 16: Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for work?

a)

Force x Acceleration

b)

Force x Distance

c)

Force x Mass

d)

Force x Gravity

2.

What is work measured in?

a)

Joules

b)

Newtons

c)

Grams

d)

Liters

3.

How many parts does a compound machine have?

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

More than 2

d)

None at all

4.

What is a Rube Goldberg machine?

a)

A machine that only Rube Goldberg is allowed to use.

b)

A compound machine where all the parts affect how the next one will work.

c)

A simple machine that does the work of a compound machine.

d)

The machines that are used to make Rubik's Cubes

5.

Which of these is a simple machine?

a)

A car

b)

A robotic arm

c)

An escalator

d)

A pulley

6.

Crab's claws are which type of lever?

a)

First-class

b)

Second-class

c)

Third-class

d)

None of these

7.

What is a grooved wheel with a rope and a chain around it?

a)

A pulley

b)

A lever

c)

A screw

d)

A wedge

8.

Select all the simple machines

a)

Levers

b)

Inclined Planes

c)

Screws

d)

Wedges

e)

Wheel and axles

9.

What is a fulcrum?

a)

The point on lever or bar where it rests and moves freely around a pivot point

b)

The amount of force it takes to move a lever

c)

A grooved wheel with a rope

d)

A weight that pushes on a machine with force

10.

What is a device that helps people do work called?

a)

A fulcrum

b)

A joule

c)

A screw

d)

A machine

11.

I pushed a box 50 feet across the floor with 10 Newtons of force. How much work did I do?

a)

5 Joules

b)

50 Joules

c)

500 Joules

d)

5000 Joules

12.

Which of these are examples of work

a)

Sitting at a desk

b)

Pushing a box across the floor

c)

Lifting your backpack

d)

Swinging a baseball bat

13.

Where is the load located in a second-class lever?

a)

The left side

b)

The right side

c)

The middle

d)

It has no load

14.

What causes machines to give off heat while they work?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Joules

d)

Fulcrum

15.

Which of the following machines all contain a wedge?

a)

A knife

b)

A ship

c)

A lightbulb

d)

A needle

e)

An axe

16.

Select all the machines that have wheels and axles

a)

A car

b)

An airplane

c)

A printer

17.

What type of machine is this?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

d)

None of these

18.

Can chopsticks be considered a machine?

a)

No, they are just sticks

b)

No, there is only one part

c)

Yes, they help us do work

d)

Yes, because they were made in a factory

19.

What is effort force?

a)

The force that is applied to a machine

b)

The force that a machine creates

c)

The force needed to lift a load completely off the ground

d)

The force of gravity on a machine

20.

Why do we use machines?

a)

We are lazy

b)

Machines can do more work than humans can do alone

c)

Machines make work easier

d)

We do not know how to work