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Mechanical Basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Sound

d)

Gravitational

2.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
3.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
4.

A Simple Machine is mechanical device that changes the direction and magnitude of the __________.

a)

Force

b)

Work

c)

Energy

d)

None

5.

Which of the following is not considered as simple machine?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Inclined Plane

e)

All are simple machine

6.

What is a pulley system?

a)

A simple machine that consists of a wheel and a rope

b)

A simple machine that consists of a board and a rope

c)

A simple machine that uses a wedge

d)

A simple machine with a wheel and a lever

7.

What does this image represent?

a)

A pulley

b)

A wedge

c)

A lever

d)

A wheel and axle

8.

The Pulley is a mechanical device used ....

a)

In elevators

b)

To draw water out of well

c)

Both

9.

What are the types of Pulley

a)

Lever and Wedge

b)

Fixed, movable and combined

c)

Wheel and axle

d)

None of above

10.
The force that pulls down on the projectile from a catapult is called ___________.
a)
Newton
b)
velocity
c)
gravity
d)
kilogram
11.

______ is used to launch something

a)

Catapult

b)

Trebuchet

c)

Lever

d)

Force

12.

What is a catapult?

a)

A catapult was a simple machine. It was used to throw heavy objects at the enemy with great force.

b)

A time machine

c)

A fruit

d)

A flower

13.

The term “projectile” means..

a)

a ping pong ball

b)

an object that is launched or thrown, usually in the air, by a force

c)

an object that orbits around the earth

d)

a small catapult

14.

Any object thrown into space by the exertion of a force is called __________

a)

Projectile

b)

Inertia

c)

Force

d)

Catapults

15.

A push or pull on an object, ________causes it to change its position.

a)

Projectile

b)

Inertia

c)

Force

d)

Catapults

16.

________ is the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth

a)

Gravity

b)

Horizontal

c)

Vertical

d)

Engineer

17.

Once a projectile is launched, what is the only force that affects its motion?

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

gravity

18.
What energy is pulling an arrow back 
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
energy
19.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
20.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic