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Work & Machines Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a measurement of power?

a)

100 joules

b)

100 watts

c)

100 meters per second

d)

100 hertz

2.

Which of the following is true about work?

a)

It measures how quickly an object accelerates

b)

It measures how much effort is applied over a distance.

c)

It measures the change of an object's rate of speed.

d)

It measures how much time it takes to move an object.

3.

When is work being done?

a)

When an object moves in the same direction as its force.

b)

When an object moves in the opposite direction as its force.

c)

When a force causes the object to move more quickly.

d)

When an object stops moving.

4.

What units do we use to measure work?

a)

watts

b)

newtons

c)

joules

d)

meters

5.

In which of these cases is work being done?

a)

A student sleeps all night.

b)

A student pushes a locked door that does not move.

c)

A student carries his chair into another room.

d)

A student sits on the carpet.

6.

A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.

a)

power

b)

work

c)

momentum

d)

Watt

7.

How do we calculate work?

a)

W = F * d

b)

w = f * D

c)

W = F * D

d)

w = f * d

8.

How do you calculate power?

a)

P = W/t

b)

P = E/t

c)

P = w * t

d)

P = bbq/chicken

9.
A wheelbarrow is an example of
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
d)
Fourth Class Lever
10.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
11.
In a second class lever, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
12.
In third class levers, the ______ is in the middle. 
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
13.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
pulley
d)
screw
14.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
inlined plane
15.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
16.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
screw
b)
wheel and axle
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
17.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
inlined plane
d)
screw
18.
This hand drill is an example of which simple machine at work?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
19.
The man is using which simple machine to enable him to lift 200 km?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
d)
screw
20.

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley