WorksheetsSimple Machines Quiz 1
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
2.
In a second class lever, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
3.
In third class levers, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
4.
Which simple machine is really a modified version of the inclined plane?
a)
Pulley
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
I don't know
5.
The flag pole mechanism is an example of which simple machine?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
Pulley
6.
Which of the following does a simple machine NOT do?
a)
Increase the force applied
b)
Increase the distance the force is applied over
c)
Change the direction the force is applied
d)
Change the amount of work that needs to be done
7.
A wheelbarrow is an example of
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
d)
Fourth Class Lever
8.
Which of these is not part of the lever?
a)
Object
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
9.
The force placed on the simple machine to move the load is called the ____.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
10.
Simple machines allow us to do less work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
Simple machines make the work we have to do easier, but it is still the same amount of work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
A simple machine used to push two objects apart.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
13.
A door stop is an example of a
a)
Screw
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
14.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
15.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge
16.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge
17.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum
18.
A seesaw is an example of a
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
19.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
20.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
21.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
22.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
23.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
24.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
25.
The fixed point on the lever is called
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
26.
What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?
a)
complicated machine
b)
compound or complex machine
c)
comprehensive machine
d)
constructive machine
27.
The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
28.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
29.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
30.
Two examples of a pulley...
a)
knife & axe blade
b)
lightbulb & screw
c)
flagpole hoist & window blinds
d)
catapult & teeter totter
31.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
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