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Simple and complex machines

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A machine is an object that...

a)

makes work easier

b)

is very complicated

c)

has many parts

d)

has one or two parts

2.

A simple machine has

a)

many parts

b)

one or two parts

3.

A complex machine has

a)

one or two parts

b)

many parts

4.

What is this?

a)

A lever

b)

A pulley

c)

An inclined plane

5.

What is this?

a)

A lever

b)

A pulley

c)

An inclined plane

6.

What is this?

a)

A lever

b)

A pulley

c)

An inclined plane

7.

What are the parts of a lever?

a)

Rope

b)

Pivot point

c)

Wheel

d)

Ramp

e)

Rigid bar

8.

What are the parts of an inclined plane?

a)

Rope

b)

Pivot point

c)

Wheel

d)

Ramp

e)

Rigid bar

9.

What are the parts of a pulley?

a)

Rope

b)

Pivot point

c)

Wheel

d)

Axle

e)

Rigid bar

10.

Fire is a....

a)

Invention

b)

Discovery

11.

The pedal bicycle is a...

a)

Invention

b)

Discovery

12.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

13.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

14.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

15.

Choose all the complex machines

a)

Plane

b)

Scissors

c)

Computer

d)

Wheelbarrow

e)

Watch

16.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

17.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

18.

True or false?

Simple machines have many parts

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or false?

An invention is something you discover

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or false?

A discovery is something you build to make life easy

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or false?

If you connect many pulleys it is easier to lift an object

a)

True

b)

False

22.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

23.

This is an example of a...

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

24.

What energy do you use to move a wheelbarrow?

a)

Energy from people

b)

Burn fuels

c)

Electricity

d)

Renewable energy

25.

What energy do you use to work with a computer?

a)

Energy from people

b)

Burn fuels

c)

Electricity

d)

Renewable energy