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Force, Motion, and Simple Machines

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A _____ is a pull or a push.
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
speed
2.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
3.
_______ is a force that acts between two objects which are touching. This force slows any movement between the two objects.
a)
pressure
b)
magnetism
c)
friction
4.

________ happens when an object goes from one position to another

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

magnetism

5.

An object that is not moving has a net force of _______

a)

ten

b)

five

c)

one

d)

zero

6.

What items would cause friction?

a)

tile floor

b)

grass

c)

ice

7.

Ethan wants to split wood into small pieces, so it will fit in his fireplace. Which simple machine will make his work easier?

a)

pulley

b)

wheel & axle

c)

wedge

d)

screw

8.

A stiff bar that moves around a fixed point and used to push, pull, or lift things

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

inclined plane

d)

lever

9.

Wide at one end and pointed at the other, helps cut or split other objects

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel & axle

10.

A spirally grooved solid cylinder, used to help hold objects together

a)

lever

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

inclined plane

11.

A wheel has a rope wrapped around it used to lift heavy objects by changing the directions of force used

a)

inclined plane

b)

wheel & axle

c)

lever

d)

pulley

12.

A rod attached to a wheel, makes it easier to move or turn things

a)

wheel & axle

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

lever

13.

A flat surface that is raised so one end is higher than the other, makes it easier to move heavy objects

a)

screw

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

14.

What type of simple machine is a bottle cap on a water bottle?

a)

screw

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

inclined plane

15.

What's an example of a wheel & axle?

a)

drill

b)

seesaw

c)

round door knob

d)

escalator

16.

What's an example of a screw?

a)

tire

b)

ramp

c)

drill

d)

light switch

17.

What's an example of a pulley?

a)

clothes pin

b)

flag pole

c)

door lock

d)

stairs

18.

What's an example of an inclined plane?

a)

ramp

b)

window blinds

c)

clothes line

d)

elevator

19.

What's an example of a wedge?

a)

tooth brush

b)

bottle cap

c)

teeth

d)

ladder

20.

A broom is an example of a

a)

lever

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

wheel & axle

21.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
22.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
23.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
24.
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
b)
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
c)
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
25.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
26.
Pedals, handle bars and handbrakes on a bicycle
a)
wedges
b)
pulleys
c)
incline planes
d)
levers
27.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
28.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
29.

Why do we use simple machines?

a)

to make work harder

b)

to make work easier

c)

to give us a challenge

d)

I don't know

30.

The ___ is where the lever rests.

a)

force

b)

futon

c)

fulcrum

d)

lever