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WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A machine with grooves that winds round and round in a spiral is a
pulley
screw
wedge
lever
A machine that is round, and they turn to make things go is a
screw
wheel and axle
lever
pulley
A bar that moves on or around a fixed point is a
wheel and axle
inclined plane
lever
pulley
A special kind of wheel that changes the direction of the force. When you pull down the object goes up.
wedge
lever
inclined plane
pulley
A machine used for slicing or cutting is a
wedge
inclined plane
screw
lever
A surface, often flat, set at an angle to another surface is a(n)
pulley
inclined plane
wedge
lever
Work is done when force
pushes on something
moves an object
pulls on something
Simple machines make work
harder
easier
A tool with few or no moving parts that makes work easier by changing the size, direction, speed or distance of a force.
simple machine
compound machine
A machine made of two or more simple machines working together.
simple machine
compound machine
A door knob is a
pulley
wheel and axle
wedge
inclined plane
screw
A parking ramp is a
lever
wheel and axle
wedge
inclined plane
pulley
A seesaw is a
lever
wedge
inclined plane
screw
pulley
An elevator is a
lever
wheel and axle
inclined plane
screw
pulley
An ax is a
lever
wedge
inclined plane
screw
pulley
A light bulb is a
lever
wheel and axle
wedge
screw
pulley
