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Simple Machines

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A machine with grooves that winds round and round in a spiral is a

a)

pulley

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

lever

2.

A machine that is round, and they turn to make things go is a

a)

screw

b)

wheel and axle

c)

lever

d)

pulley

3.

A bar that moves on or around a fixed point is a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

inclined plane

c)

lever

d)

pulley

4.

A special kind of wheel that changes the direction of the force. When you pull down the object goes up.

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

5.

A machine used for slicing or cutting is a

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

lever

6.

A surface, often flat, set at an angle to another surface is a(n)

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wedge

d)

lever

7.

Work is done when force

a)

pushes on something

b)

moves an object

c)

pulls on something

8.

Simple machines make work

a)

harder

b)

easier

9.

A tool with few or no moving parts that makes work easier by changing the size, direction, speed or distance of a force.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

10.

A machine made of two or more simple machines working together.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

11.

A door knob is a

a)

pulley

b)

wheel and axle

c)

wedge

d)

inclined plane

e)

screw

12.

A parking ramp is a

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

wedge

d)

inclined plane

e)

pulley

13.

A seesaw is a

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

e)

pulley

14.

An elevator is a

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

e)

pulley

15.

An ax is a

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

e)

pulley

16.

A light bulb is a

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

wedge

d)

screw

e)

pulley