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WorksheetsSimple Machines: Levers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of a lever is a ...
a)
pulley
b)
bicycle
c)
scissors
d)
screw
2.
For a lever to be a first class lever the fulcrum needs to be ..
a)
between the load and the effort
b)
on one side and the load and effort on the other side
c)
on the same side as the load arm.
3.
A good example of a second class lever is the ...
a)
Can-opener
b)
Wheelbarrow
c)
hammer
d)
tongs
4.
A force multiplier is a simple machine that multiplies your ...
a)
strength
b)
effort
c)
load
d)
speed
5.
Which of the following is an example of a screw?
a)
hammer
b)
spiral staircase
c)
axe
d)
knife
6.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
7.
In a second class lever, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
8.
In third class levers, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
9.
Which simple machine is really a modified version of the inclined plane?
a)
Pulley
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
I don't know
10.
The flag pole mechanism is an example of which simple machine?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
Pulley
11.
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
12.
Which of these is not part of the lever?
a)
Object
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
13.
The force placed on the simple machine to move the load is called the ____.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Lever
14.
Simple machines allow us to do less work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
Simple machines make the work we have to do easier, but it is still the same amount of work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
A simple machine used to push two objects apart.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
17.
A door stop is an example of a
a)
Screw
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
18.
The fixed point that a lever pivots around is called the ___________.
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
incline
19.
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
20.
a hammer being used by a person to remove a nail from a piece of wood?
a)
wheel an axle
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
inclined plane
21.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
Inclined plane
Inclined plane
d)
Wheel and Axel
22.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Wedge
b)
Inclined plane
c)
Screw
d)
Pulley
23.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Fixed pulley
b)
Lever
c)
Screw
d)
Inclined plane
24.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
gear
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
25.
If you use a crowbar to get the lid off of a bucket, what simple machine are you using?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel and Axle
d)
Lever
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