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Simple machines

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which simple machine holds things together?

a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
2.

Which simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a weight?

a)
Pulley
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
wedge
3.

Which simple machine has a wheel with a groove on it that keeps a rope in place?

a)
pulley
b)
lever
lever
c)
screw
wedge
d)
wedge
screw
4.
Which simple machine doesn't move and a heavy object can be rolled or pushed up this machine?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
inclined plane
c)
wedge
d)
screw
5.

Which type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?

a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
6.

A push or pull that can move an object is

a)
fulcrum
b)
force
c)
machine
d)
lever
7.
What is the fixed point where a lever turns or pivots?
a)
load
b)
work
c)
fulcrum
d)
screw
8.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
9.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
10.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
11.

Which type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?

a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
screw
12.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
13.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
14.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
15.
Which is a characteristic of a simple machine?
a)
They run on electricity.
b)
They take a long time to make.
c)
They have few or no moving parts.
d)
They are not very large.
16.
What two parts might make a pulley?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wheel and wire
c)
wheel and screw
d)
wheel and fulcrum
17.

________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance.

a)

Load

b)

Friction

c)

Force

d)

Work

18.

A doorknob is an example of a _______.

a)

wheel and axle

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

19.
Which type simple machine would the base of a light bulb be?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
20.

A ramp is an example of a(n) _______.

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

force

d)

lever

21.

Work is done when force

a)

pushes on something

b)

moves an object

c)

pulls on something

22.

Simple machines make work

a)

harder

b)

easier

23.

A seesaw is a

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

e)

pulley

24.

An elevator is a

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

e)

pulley

25.

A fishing rod is an example of a (a)