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Science Year 3 (Pulley)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pulley?

a)

the shaft or rod on which a wheel turns

b)

a wheel with a groove in the rim in which a rope or belt moves

c)

an object that has mass and can be moved or lifted

d)

a push or pull that makes an object move

2.

A (a)   pulley is a pulley attached to something that does not move

3.

A (a)   pulley is a pulley that moves with the load

4.

A (a)   pulley has a combination of both fixed and moveable pulleys

5.

Choose all the reasons we would use a pulley...

a)

It makes lifting things easier

b)

We can tie things with it

c)

It reduces the effort to move something

d)

There is no reason.

6.

Which of these are examples pf pulleys?

a)

The rollers Egyptians used to move blocks

b)

What you're attached to on a Zipline

c)

Cranes that lift heavy things

d)

The wheels on a car

e)

What we use to raise flags on a flag pole

7.

What type of pulley is this?

a)

Fixed

b)

Moveable

c)

Compound

d)

Not a Pulley

8.

What type of pulley is this?

a)

Fixed

b)

Moveable

c)

Compound

d)

Not a Pulley

9.

What type of pulley is this?

a)

Fixed

b)

Moveable

c)

Compound

d)

Not a Pulley

10.

What type of pulley is this?

a)

Fixed

b)

Moveable

c)

Compound

d)

Not a Pulley

11.

A fixed pulley...

a)

Reduces effort by half

b)

Effort stays the same but it feels easier

c)

Reduces effort and keeps reducing effort as you add more pulleys

12.

A moveable pulley...

a)

Reduces effort by half

b)

Effort stays the same but it feels easier

c)

Reduces effort and keeps reducing effort as you add more pulleys

13.

A compound pulley...

a)

Reduces effort by half

b)

Effort stays the same but it feels easier

c)

Reduces effort and keeps reducing effort as you add more pulleys

14.

Which of the following pairs is correct?

a)

movable pulley - fishing rod

b)

fixed pulley - water well

c)

compound pulley - flagpole

15.

What are the three types of pulleys? Select them all

a)

wings

b)

fixed

c)

movable

d)

compound

e)

wheel

16.

Cable car uses what type of pulley?

a)

movable pulley

b)

fixed pulley

c)

compound pulley

17.

What types of pulley that is used on the flagpole?

a)

movable pulley

b)

big pulley

c)

fixed pulley

18.

Which object used this types of pulley?

a)

cable car

b)

flagpole

c)

crane

19.

A fixed pulley contains several components except ...

a)

gear

b)

groove

c)

axle

d)

wheel

20.

What must a pulley have

a)

a rope

b)

wheel

c)

axle

d)

all the above