WorksheetsWorking with machines
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Josh is pushing wood in a wheelbarrow. What 3 simple machines are in use?
a)
inclined plane, screw, pulley
b)
inclined plane, lever, wheel and axle
c)
inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane, wheel and axle, pulley
2.
What type of simple machine is at the bottom of a light bulb?
a)
lever
b)
wheel
c)
wedge
d)
screw
3.
What two simple machines make up scissors?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever and wedge
c)
wedge and inclined plans
d)
inclined plane and lever
4.
Mr. Smith uses a ramp to load a heavy box onto the back of his truck. By using the ramp, instead of just lifting the box, Mr. Smith ____________.
a)
needs to do less force
b)
does less work
c)
has a harder job to do
d)
does more work
5.
A elevator is a pulley system. How does an elevator make work easier?
a)
It changes the amount of force needed
b)
It changes the type of force needed to lift the load
c)
It changes the direction of the force needed to do work
d)
It changes the weight of the load on which work is to be done.
6.
What kind of simple machine is a ramp?
a)
pulley
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
7.
What type of inclined plane holds things together?
a)
ramp
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
pulley
8.
What type of work would a pulley help a person to do?
a)
cut food
b)
make a seesaw
c)
lift a car engine
d)
hold pieces of wood together
9.
Simple machines have helped us in everyday life. What kind of simple machine is a knife?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
pulley
10.
There are six major types of simple machines. Which of the following are all simple machines?
a)
lever ,wedge, inclined plane, screw, pulley, wheel and axle
b)
wheel and axle, screw, light, rope
c)
magnet, wedge, inclined plane, bow and arrow
d)
motor, inclined plane, wheel and axle
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