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WorksheetsWheels and Levers Vocabulary Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of simple machine has a ramp that makes it easier for a heavy object to be moved up or down?
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wedge
2.
This picture shows an example of what type simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
lever
d)
wheel and axle
3.
A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever
c)
wedge
d)
pulley
4.
This is an example of what type of simple machine?
a)
inclined plane
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
lever
5.
What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
c)
wedge
d)
lever
6.
A bicycle is an example of a _________________.
a)
simple machine
b)
wheel
c)
pulley
d)
compound machine
7.
A door stop is an example of a
a)
Screw
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
8.
This simple machine has a stiff bar that moves about a fixed point, called a fulcrum.
a)
screw
b)
wheel and axle
c)
wedge
d)
lever
9.
What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
10.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
11.
What simple machine has a wheel with a groove on it that keeps a rope in place?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
lever
lever
c)
screw
wedge
wedge
d)
wedge
screw
screw
12.
What simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a weight?
a)
Pulley
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
wedge
13.
Which simple machine is made up of two parts and can be found on bikes, wagons and wheelbarrows?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
inclined plane
c)
lever
d)
screw
14.
What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
15.
What is the fixed point where a lever turns or pivots?
a)
load
b)
work
c)
fulcrum
d)
screw
16.
A wheelbarrow is an example of
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
d)
Fourth Class Lever
17.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
18.
In third class levers, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
19.
The force placed on the simple machine to move the load is called the ____.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
20.
The two forces applied on a pulley are
a)
Effort Force and Resistance Force
b)
Effort and Load
21.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
22.
What type of simple machines does the photo show?
a)
Lever and wedge
b)
Inclined Plane and lever
c)
Pulley and wedge
d)
Lever and screw
23.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
24.
A ______ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
25.
What is an example of a lever?
a)
ramp
b)
car
c)
arm
d)
teeth
26.
What is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
27.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
28.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
29.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
30.
What is an example of a screw?
a)
arm
b)
ax
c)
light bulb
d)
ramp
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