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Simple Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Simple Machines are there?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

224425

d)

7

2.

What is the triangle piece in the middle?

a)

A triange

b)

A Fulcrum

c)

A piece of pizza

3.

What simple machine is this?

a)

A Screw

b)

A Lever

c)

A Pulley

d)

A Wedge

4.

What class lever is this?

a)

Class 1

b)

Class 2

c)

Class 3

5.

What Simple Machine is the knife?

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Wedge

d)

Screw

6.

Which one is a Wheel and Axle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

True or False?

Simple Machines make work easier.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which one is an exampe of a inclined plane?

a)

A Ramp

b)

A Chair

c)

A Backpack

d)

A Book

9.

Which one is an example of a Screw?

a)

The neck of a milk jug

b)

The leg of a table

c)

The spiral on a spiral notbook

10.

Which one is an example of a wedge?

a)

An old pencil sharpener

b)

A wheel on a chair

c)

A Axe

d)

A door stop

11.

True or False?

The more pulley's you have, the less force you have to use?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Fill in the blank

A ___________ is a 1st class lever.

4 lines
13.

True or False?

Your arm is a simple machine.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which one is a compound machine?

a)

A wheel barrow

b)

A Christmas tree

c)

A water bottle

d)

A ramp

15.

Is a flag pole a pulley.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Both

16.

When you cut bread, what way would the bread fall?

a)

To the right

b)

To the left

c)

It would split down the middle

d)

all of the above

17.

Is a light swich a lever?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Is a spiral staircase a screw?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I have no clue

19.

Have you used a simple machine today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

True or False?

A crochet hook is a lever?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

d)

Both