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Forces and Motion - Simple Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which simple machine is shown?

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

2.

Which simple machine is shown in this picture?

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

lever

d)

pulley

3.

Which simple machine is being used to cut the wood?

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

lever

d)

pulley

4.

Which simple machine is shown in this picture?

a)

lever

b)

screw

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

5.

Which simple machine is shown in this picture?

a)

screw

b)

wheel and axle

c)

lever

d)

pulley

6.

Which simple machine is shown?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

inclined plane

c)

lever

d)

screw

7.

Which simple machine is shown?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

8.

Which simple machine is shown?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

9.

Which simple machine is shown?

a)

lever

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

d)

screw

10.

Which simple machine is shown?

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

screw

d)

pulley

11.

Which is an example of an inclined plane?

a)

stairs

b)

screw

c)

door stop

12.

What is an example of a wedge?

a)

flagpole

b)

knife

c)

slide

13.

What is an example of a screw?

a)

lid to a jar

b)

slide

c)

flagpole

14.

What is another name for an inclined plane?

a)

ramp

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

lever

15.

Which simple machine pries something loose?

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

pulley

16.

Which simple machine is tilted at an angle with one end higher than the other. It makes it easier to walk up.

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

wheel and axle

17.

What is a force?

a)

push or pull

b)

pulling an object to the ground

c)

Moving from one position to another

18.

What is friction?

a)

a force that slows or stops an object

b)

the speed of an object

c)

pulling an object toward the ground

d)

the distance an object has moved

19.

What is gravity?

a)

the distance moved in a given amount of time

b)

a force that slows or stops motion

c)

a force that pulls objects toward each other

20.

Gravity allows you to float in the air.

a)

True

b)

False