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SIMPLE MACHINES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the simple machine being described.

It is made up of two inclined planes that come to a point to make splitting easier.

a)

WEDGE

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

2.

Identify the simple machine being described.

It is a bar that pivots around a fulcrum.

a)

WEDGE

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

3.

Identify the simple machine being described.

It is an inclined plane wound around a rod with or without a pointed tip.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

4.

Identify the simple machine being described.

It is a plane that has one end higher than the other.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

5.

Identify the simple machine being described.

It is a wheel with an axle around its center to move loads.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

6.

Identify the simple machine being described.

It is a wheel with a groove for a rope that is used for lifting.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

7.

Identify the simple machine being used to do the work in the following situations.

A woman is drilling a hole on the wall.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

8.

Identify the simple machine being used to do the work in the following situations.

A man is using a crow bar to remove the attached wood.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

9.

Identify the simple machine being used to do the work in the following situations.

The father used a ladder to be able to reach the ceiling fan and fix it.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

10.

Identify the simple machine being used to do the work in the following situations.

The children need to raise the flag for the ceremony.

a)

INCLINED PLANE / RAMP

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

11.

Identify the simple machine being used to do the work in the following situations.

The carpenter used a chisel to break the bricks.

a)

WEDGE

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

12.

Identify the simple machine being used to do the work in the following situations.

I heard my mom open the door by twisting the doorknob.

a)

WEDGE

b)

PULLEY

c)

LEVER

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

SCREW

13.

What two simple machines make up a pizza cutter?

a)

WEDGE AND PULLEY

b)

LEVER AND SCREW

c)

WEDGE AND RAMP

d)

WEDGE AND WHEEL AND AXLE

14.

What simple machine is found in the lid of a jar?

a)

PULLEY

b)

SCREW

c)

WEDGE

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

15.

Identify the simple machine in the following objects.

a)

PULLEY

b)

SCREW

c)

WEDGE

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

INCLINED PLANE

16.

Identify the simple machine in the following objects.

a)

LEVER

b)

SCREW

c)

WEDGE

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

INCLINED PLANE

17.

Identify the simple machine in the following objects.

a)

LEVER

b)

PULLEY

c)

WEDGE

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

INCLINED PLANE

18.

Identify the simple machine in the following objects.

a)

LEVER

b)

PULLEY

c)

WEDGE

d)

WHEEL AND AXLE

e)

INCLINED PLANE

19.

Identify the simple machine in the following objects.

a)

LEVER

b)

PULLEY

c)

WEDGE

d)

SCREW

e)

INCLINED PLANE

20.

Identify the simple machine in the following objects.

a)

LEVER

b)

PULLEY

c)

WEDGE

d)

SCREW

e)

INCLINED PLANE