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WorksheetsSimple Machines Show Down!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a wheel and axle being used?
a)
using a stapler
b)
cutting food with a knife
c)
turning on a water faucet
d)
hitting a pitched softball
2.
What is a simple machine?
a)
a machine that changes the direction of a force
b)
a machine that makes work harder to do
c)
a machine that requires many forces
d)
a machine with many moving parts
3.
Driveways, grain elevators, escalators, and stairs are all real world examples of which simple machine.
a)
inclined planes
b)
wedges
c)
wheel and axles
d)
pulleys
4.
Egg-beaters, skateboards, rolling pins, and doorknobs are all real world examples of which simple machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
screw
c)
levers
d)
pulley
5.
Which is not a simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
6.
Work is
a)
energy from the sun
b)
a force that moves an object
c)
a type of machine
d)
a force that pulls you towards the Earth
7.
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
8.
What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
a)
fulton
b)
fulcrum
c)
furmen
d)
falcon
9.
Which statement describes a characteristic of simple machines?
a)
they run on electricity
b)
they take a long time to make
c)
they have few or not moving parts
d)
they are not very large
10.
A wheel and rope are parts of which simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
11.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
12.
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
13.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
pulley
d)
screw
14.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
inlined plane
d)
screw
15.
The man is using which simple machine to enable him to lift 200 km?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
d)
screw
16.
The boy is able to move his heavy load by using which simple machine?
a)
lever
b)
screw
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
17.
What type of simple machine is at the bottom of a light bulb?
a)
lever
b)
wheel
c)
wedge
d)
screw
18.
A elevator is a pulley system. How does an elevator make work easier?
a)
It changes the amount of force needed
b)
It changes the type of force needed to lift the load
c)
It changes the direction of the force needed to do work
d)
It changes the weight of the load on which work is to be done.
19.
There are six major types of simple machines. Which of the following group are all simple machines?
a)
lever ,wedge, inclined plane
b)
wheel and axle, screw, light
c)
magnet, wedge, inclined plane
d)
motor, inclined plane, wheel and axle
20.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
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