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Wk.10 Matter and simple machines Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
2.
This simple machine allowed Elijah to lift a heavy rock.
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
inclined plane
3.
This simple machine helped Olivia move the weight across the room.
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
4.
This simple machine helps force objects apart.
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
5.
This type of simple machine has a slanted surface.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
6.
A catapult is which type of simple machine?
a)
a wedge
b)
a lever
c)
a screw
d)
an inclined plane
7.
How many different simple machines are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
8.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wheel and axle
9.
What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
a)
fulton
b)
fulcrum
c)
furmen
d)
falcon
10.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
11.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
12.
Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw.  The screwdriver is being used as
a)
a pulley
b)
a screw
c)
a lever
d)
a wheel and axle
13.
Which  simple machine is found on the head of an ax?
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
14.
The bottle cap is an example of which simple machine?
a)
inclined plane
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
lever
15.
The wheel and rope make up which simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
16.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
lever
17.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
pulley
d)
screw
18.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
inlined plane
19.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
20.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
screw
b)
wheel and axle
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
21.
This hand drill is an example of which simple machine at work?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
22.
The man is using which simple machine to enable him to lift 200 km?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
d)
screw
23.
A playground slide is an example of which simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
screw
24.
The man is using which simple machine to enable him to lift this heavy weight?
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
lever
25.
This mouse is using which simple machine to chop down a tree?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
26.

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

27.

This picture shows an example of what type simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

wedge

c)

lever

d)

wheel and axle

28.

A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

29.

This is an example of what type of simple machine?

a)

inclined plane

b)

wedge

c)

screw

d)

lever

30.

Which one is NOT a simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

stick

c)

lever

d)

screw

31.

What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?

a)

inclined plane

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

lever

32.

A bicycle is an example of a _________________.

a)

simple machine

b)

wheel

c)

pulley

d)

compound machine

33.
A door stop is an example of a
a)
Screw
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
34.

What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?

a)

pushing a heavy load

b)

lifting a heavy load

c)

dividing a heavy load

d)

holding a small load

35.

The ______________ is a flat surface that is raised so one end is higher than the other.

a)

inclined plane

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

36.

The ____________ consists of a rod attached to a wheel, and makes it easier to move or turn things. A door knob is an example of this simple machine.

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

wedge

37.

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

38.

A ________________ is a combination of two or more

simple machines. Examples include scissors, wheelbarrow,

and a bicycle.

a)

compound machine

b)

quarter machine

c)

simple machine

d)

complex machine

39.

The ______________ is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or cone. It is mostly used to hold objects together.

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

wheel and axle

d)

screw

40.

Which tool would you use to compare the mass of different objects?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Magnet

c)

Balance Scale

d)

Ruler

41.

What makes an object magnetic?

a)

It contains iron.

b)

It is shiny.

c)

It is hard.

d)

It will sink.

42.

Which of these is a physical property of an object?

a)

Texture

b)

Color

c)

Shape

d)

All of the above

43.

What tool can be used to measure the temperature, or amount of heat, in an item?

a)

Balance Scale

b)

Thermometer

c)

Ruler

d)

Magnet

44.

In the illustration, which is an example of a liquid?

a)

the bubbles

b)

the straw

c)

the water

d)

the ice

45.

What temperature does the thermometer show?

a)

20 degrees

b)

25 degrees

c)

30 degrees

d)

35 degrees

46.

What tool can be used to measure volume?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Wood that is burning in a brush pile has heat, and produces ashes.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

48.

Is milk going sour a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

49.
Is freezing juice a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
50.
Is this an example of a physical or chemical change? 
a)
Physical because it is a mixture.
b)
Chemical because the parts have changed shape.
51.
A __________ is a mixture that is formed when a solid is dissolved in a liquid.
a)
Chemical compound
b)
Solution
c)
Endothermic reaction
d)
Exothermic reaction
52.
In which of these do particles move slowest?
a)
matter
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
53.
What is a mixture?
a)
Pennies
b)
2 or more different things combined.
c)
Ice
d)
Marbles
54.
An example of a physical property would be?
a)
Rust on a nail
b)
Salt dissolved in water.
c)
Wood burning
d)
An egg frying
55.
Which is NOT a physical change?
a)
Cutting a pizza into equal slices.
b)
Ice cubes melting back into liquid. water
c)
Baking cupcakes.
d)
A chocolate bar melting.