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Machines and Their Impotance

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Work is_________.

a)

a way to transfer energy from one body to another.

b)

the energy related to movement.

c)

the energy related to energy stored.

2.

Kinetic energy is_____________.

a)

states that the energy is not created or destroyed: it only transforms.

b)

the energy related to energy stored.

c)

the energy related to movement.

3.

Potential energy is____________.

a)

the energy related to movement.

b)

the energy related to energy stored.

c)

a way to transfer energy from one body to another.

4.

Law of Conversation of Energy is ___________.

a)

the energy related to movement.

b)

a way to transfer energy from one body to another.

c)

the energy related to energy stored.

d)

states that the energy is not created or destroyed: it only transforms.

5.

The more potential energy or kinetic energy an object has, the more ability it will have to produce a change; in other words, it will have a greater ability to do work.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Choose the ones that are correct for machines.

a)

are the instruments that allow us to do a job with less effort.

b)

Are used to change the direction of force or reduce the amount of force that we apply.

c)

The purpose is always for the work to cost us less effort, make it easier, and also safer.

d)

None of the above

7.

Effort is____________

a)

are the instruments that allow us to do a job with less effort.

b)

the result of the force we exert when we realize a work with a machine.

c)

the energy related to energy stored.

8.

Characteristics of Machines are___________.

a)

They run on energy.

b)

They transform the energy they receive.

c)

They energy they receive for their operation is not fully exploted, part of it is lost through friction

d)

All of the above

9.

A bicycle is a machine that people use to transport themselves from one place to another, quickly and easily.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

10.

Machines allow us to move giant object over long distance. The photograph shows how they help transport a section of a rocket.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

11.

Simple Machines - Lever

a)

Is the machine that humans have use the most since the beginning of its history.

b)

It consist of a rigid bar that is free to move on a point of support, called the fulcrum.

c)

None of the above

12.

Simple Machines - Lever

a)
b)
c)
13.
a)

Simple Machine - Lever

b)

Compund Machine

14.

a)

Compound Machine

b)

Simple Machine - Lever

15.

a)

Simple Machine - Lever

b)

Compound Machine

16.

Simple Machine - Lever

a)
b)
c)
17.

Simple Machines - Inclined Plane

a)

Is basically a ramp: a flat surface that is raised at only one end.

b)

It reduces the effort that is required of us, but increases the distance over which we have to exert the effort.

18.

a)

Compound Machine

b)

Simple Machine - Inclined Plane

19.

a)

Simple Machine - Inclined Plane

b)

Compound Machine

20.

a)

Compund Machine

b)

Simple Machine - Inclined Plane

21.

Simple Machines - Wedge is________

a)

Is an object, or part of an object, that ends in an acute angle.

b)

It’s a movable, double inclined plane

c)

Are used to cut or separate things.

d)

None of the above

22.
a)

Compound Machines

b)

Simple Machines - Wedge

23.

a)

Simple Machines - Wedge

b)

Compound Machines

24.

Simple Machines - Screw is___________.

a)

Is a machine that can be used to drill surfaces and fasten things together.

b)

It consists of an inclined plane that forms a spiral around a cylindrical body.

c)

Are used to cut or separate things.

d)

It’s a movable, double inclined plane.

25.

a)

Simple Machines - Screw

b)

Compound Machines

26.

a)

Simple Machine - Screw

b)

Compound Machine

27.

Simple Machines - Nut and Bolt is ___________

a)

It’s a movable, double inclined plane.

b)

It can be used to clamp things between the nut and the bolt to be able to create structures.

c)

Are used to cut or separate things.

d)

Is basically a ramp: a flat surface that is raised at only one end.

28.
a)

Simple Machines - Nut and Bolt

b)

Simple Machines - Screw

c)

Simple Machines - Wedge

d)

Simple Machine - Inclined Plane

29.

a)

Simple Machines - Inclined Plane

b)

Simple Machines - Wedge

c)

Simple Machine - Nut and Bolt

d)

Simple Machine - Screw

30.

Simple Machines - Pulley is____________

a)

It’s made of a rope or cable that goes around a wheel.

b)

Reduce the effort we exert on a task because they reduce the amount of force needed to move an object.

c)

Are used to cut or separate things.

31.
a)

Simple Machines - Pulley

b)

Simple Machine - Screw

c)

Simple Machine - Nut and Bolt

d)

Simple Machine - Wedge

32.

a)

Simple Machine - Wedge

b)

Simple Machine - Screw

c)

Simple Machine - Pulley

d)

Compound Machine

33.

a)

Simple Machine - Screw

b)

Simple Machine - Wedge

c)

Simple Machine - Nut and Bolt

d)

Simple Machine - Pulley

34.

Simple Machines - Wheel and Axle is_______

a)

Consists of two circular objects of different sizes.

b)

The larger object, which is called a wheel, spins around the smaller one.

c)

The smaller one is the axle.

d)

None of the above

35.
a)

Simple Machines - Wheel and Axle

b)

Simple Machine - Screw

c)

Simple Machine - Pulley

d)

Simple Machine - Nut and Bolt

36.

a)

Simple Machine - Wedge

b)

Simple Machine - Nut and Bolt

c)

Simple Machines - Wheel and Axle

d)

Compound Machine

37.

a)

Compound Machine

b)

Simple Machine - Wedge

c)

Simple Machines - Wheel and Axle

d)

Simple Machine - Pulley

38.

a)

Simple Machines - Wheel and Axle

b)

Simple Machine - Pulley

c)

Simple Machine - Wedge

d)

Simple Machine - Inclined Plane

39.

Compound Machine is____________

a)

Is a machine that is composed of two or more machines.

b)

The combination of several simple machines allows humans to perform much more complex tasks or work faster or with less effort.

c)

Are used

to cut or separate things.

40.
a)

In this case it has a wedge, a lever, and a screw. Other have also a wheel and axle.

b)

The can opener is a compound machine.

41.

a)

The electric motor is a compound machine because of the many components it has.

b)

The blades rotate around a wheel and axle.

c)

Also the handle works as a lever.

d)

None of the above

42.

a)

The electric motor is a compound machine because of the many components it has.

b)

It transforms electrical energy into movement.

c)

None of the above

43.

What are the groups of machines?

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Compound Machine

c)

None of the above.

44.

Choose the ones that belong to simple machines.

a)

Bike

b)

Lever

c)

Car

d)

Pulley

45.

Choose the ones that belong to simple machines.

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Nut and Bolt

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Screw

46.

Choose the ones that belong to simple machines.

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Nut and Bold

47.

Choose the ones that belong to compound machines.

a)

Bike

b)

Car

c)

Can opener

d)

Motor

48.

Machine and Transportation

The impact of the wheel on the development of transportation and agriculture, was so great that it allowed the evolution of other more complex machines.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Machines and Transportation

At the beginning it started with steam machines.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Currently most of the transportation machines have internal combustion engines.

a)

True

b)

False