WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
2.
What simple machine has a wheel with a groove on it that keeps a rope in place?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
lever
lever
c)
screw
wedge
wedge
d)
wedge
screw
screw
3.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
4.
Two examples of a pulley...
a)
knife & axe blade
b)
lightbulb & screw
c)
flagpole hoist & window blinds
d)
catapult & teeter totter
5.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
6.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge
7.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
8.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
9.
Simple machines can change the amount of_______ needed to do work.
a)
gravity
b)
people
c)
force
d)
pulley
10.
This simple machine helps force objects apart.
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
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