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Simple Machines

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a flat surface that is higher on one end

a)

Wedges

b)

Simple machine

c)

Inclined plane

d)

screws

2.

What type of a simple machine is this ?

(a)  

3.

Two inclined planes put together is known as ______

a)

wheel and axle

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

first class lever

4.

It can be put together in different ways to make complex machinery

(a)  

5.

Gears are a form of what ?

a)

wheels and axles

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

wedge

6.

What does the pulley need to make it do the work ?

a)

Chain

b)

rope

c)

screw

d)

belt

7.

What does simple machine do ?

a)

making things easier and faster

b)

making things harder to do

8.

Which tool is a part of a pulley ?

a)

A Rope & Wheel

b)

Ramp & Slide

c)

Inclined plane

9.

What is a lever ?

a)

A metal rod that bends.

b)

A pulley

c)

A bar on a rod set up on a fulcrum.

10.

What is the point that is on top of the triangle under the rod ?

a)

ramp

b)

pulley

c)

fulcrum

11.

Where is the fulcrum in first class lever ?

a)

in the middle

b)

at one end

c)

On the rod

12.

What defines the third class lever ?

a)

The fulcrum is in the exact center.

b)

The fulcrum is between the effort and the load

c)

None of the above

13.

______ is any device which makes out work easier

a)

machine

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

pulley

14.

(a)   is made up of 2 or more simple machines

15.

_____ is a rod that turns around at a fixed point.

a)

axle

b)

wheel

c)

lever

16.

(a)   is a fixed point about which lever moves

17.

Draw a simple machine