WorksheetsInclined Planes and Levers
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which is an example of an inclined plane?
Rope
Ramp
Wheel chair
Crowbar
Which of the following is TRUE?
Ramps increase work
Ramps make it harder to move things
Ramps reduce the amount of effort
Inclined planes are only found in buildings
Which is NOT and example of an inclined plane?
Ramp
Stairs
Wheel barrow
Wedge
Which simple machine is made of two inclined planes back to back?
Screw
Pulley
Lever
Wedge
Which simple machine could be called a spiral inclined plane?
Lever
Screw
Pulley
Wheel and axel
Which of the following is FALSE?
There are 3 classes of lever
A see-saw is an example of a first class lever
There a no levers in the human body
A wheelbarrow makes moving heavy objects easier
A wheelbarrow is an example of which type of lever?
First Class Lever
Second Class Lever
Third Class Lever
Fourth Class Lever
Simple machines work in 3 different ways. Which is NOT one of these?
Changes the size of a force
Change the direction of force
Makes things lighter
Makes things speed up
What is a fulcrum?
The point about which a lever pivots
A system of gears
The push or pull that changes an objects motion
Always in the middle of a lever
The arm is an example of which type of lever?
First Class Lever
Second Class Lever
Third Class Lever
It is not a lever
When looking at the arm, which point is the fulcrum?
Hand
Elbow
Bicep muscle
Weight
FLE can be used to remember...
What is in the middle of a lever
What is on the left of a lever
What is on the right of a lever
The ingredients on my shopping list
Which is an example of a third class lever?
Spoon opening a Milo tin
Wheelbarrow
Scissors
Cricket bat
Calculate the mechanical advantage
Mechanical Advantage = length of slope / height of slope
10
5
2.5
2
Calculate the mechanical advantage
Mechanical Advantage = length of slope / height of slope
9
5
2
3
Calculate the mechanical advantage
Mechanical Advantage = length of slope / height of slope
6
4
2
12
