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WorksheetsSimple Machines
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ramp.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
2.
Mechanical Advantage: To drive objects apart.
a)
Pulley
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Wheel and Axle
3.
What type of simple machine is shown here?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
4.
Mechanical Advantage: To reduce the friction of moving something.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Screw
d)
Wheel and Axle
5.
Something similar to a see-saw that can lift an object.
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and Axle
6.
A ramp.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
7.
Mechanical Advantage: To drive objects apart.
a)
Pulley
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Wheel and Axle
8.
What type of simple machine is shown here?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
9.
Mechanical Advantage: To reduce the friction of moving something.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Screw
d)
Wheel and Axle
10.
Something similar to a see-saw that can lift an object.
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and Axle
11.
Mechanical Advantage: To increase or decrease the applied force.
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel and Axle
d)
Screw
12.
Mechanical Advantage: To move objects to a greater height.
a)
Pulley
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
13.
Mechanical Advantage: To hold things together or to lift an object.
a)
Screw
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Wheel and Axle
14.
Mechanical Advantage: To change the direction of a force.
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Screw
d)
Wheel and Axle
15.
Something that can split an object apart.
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Screw
d)
Wheel and Axle
16.
Something that can hold things together or lift an object.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Screw
d)
Pulley
17.
Something that reduces the friction of moving something.
a)
Pulley
b)
Screw
c)
Wheel and Axle
d)
Wedge
18.
Something that uses a rope and can change the direction of a force.
a)
Wedge
b)
Lever
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Pulley
19.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
20.
What kind of simple machine is this?
a)
Screw
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
21.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Screw
d)
Pulley
22.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Wedge
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
23.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Pulley
b)
Screw
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
24.
A doorknob is an example of a _______.
a)
wheel and axle
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
25.
A ramp is an example of a(n) _______.
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
26.
What is the formula needed to solve for work?
a)
w = f/d
b)
w = f*d
c)
w = f+d
27.
If you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m, how much work have you done?
a)
120 J
b)
30 J
c)
120 N
d)
30 N
28.
Two people shove on a wall with 100 N of force. The wall does not move. How much work have they done?
a)
100J
b)
100N
c)
0J
d)
0N
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