WorksheetsMachines
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a simple machine?
a)
a device that has only one working motor
b)
a device that makes work easier
c)
a device that makes more work for a job
d)
device that is made up of two or more machines
2.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
3.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge
4.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum
5.
A seesaw is an example of which machine?
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
6.
A door knob is an example of which machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
swrew
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
7.
Stairs are a
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
8.
A _______ is a rope or chain wrapped around a wheel.
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
9.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
10.
Simple machines can change the amount of_______ needed to do work.
a)
gravity
b)
people
c)
force
d)
pulley
11.
This simple machine helps force objects apart.
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
12.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
13.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
14.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
15.
A device that has two or more simple machines working together
a)
fulcrum
b)
pulley
c)
compound (complex) machine
d)
motor
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