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Exam 3 - Machines, Culture, Light and Sound

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A simple machine....

a)

has many parts

b)

has few parts

c)

is not helpful

2.

The opposite of simple is....

a)

basic

b)

tall

c)

happy

d)

complex

3.

An example of a complex machine is...

a)

axe

b)

lever

c)

wheel

d)

Airplane

4.

What is this simple machine?

a)

lever

b)

wheel

c)

axe

d)

pully

5.

This is a .....

a)

watermill

b)

windmill

c)

cloud crusher

d)

turbine

6.

In a watermill, the big outside wheel turns an ________ on the inside which turns a millstone.

a)

lever

b)

axle

c)

grain

d)

sail

7.

To invent is to....

a)

create something for the first time.

b)

break something

c)

sing loudly

d)

eat quickly

8.

7,000 years ago...

a)

People started using wheels

b)

People started farming and staying in one place

c)

The lever was invented

d)

The knife was invented

9.

The wheel was first used for....

a)

chariots

b)

making pots/ the potters wheel

c)

war

d)

nobody knows

10.

A bar that connects two wheels is called...

a)

the bar

b)

an axle

c)

a stabilizer

d)

a lever

11.

Stairs are a

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane/ramp

d)

wheel and axle

12.

A _______ is a rope or chain wrapped around a wheel.

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

screw

13.

Solar power uses energy from the .....

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

sun

14.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

15.

These countries are in which continent?

Spain, France, Sweden, Italy

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

16.

Which is your favorite invention?

a)

Airplane

b)

Computer

c)

Internet

d)

Television

17.
Which one is not a source of natural light?
a)
sun
b)
light bulb
c)
star
d)
lightening
18.
You must have ____________ to have sound.  
a)
bells
b)
vibrations
c)
loud things
d)
a radio
19.
Which one is a source of light?
a)
flashlight
b)
radio
c)
tree
d)
ambulance siren
20.
Which one travels faster? light or sound
a)
light
b)
sound
21.
Which one makes sound?
a)
thunder
b)
lightening
c)
the sun
d)
the stars
22.

At festivals people like to throw.....

a)

streamers

b)

hot-air balloons

c)

levers

d)

apples

23.

The first computer was called the __________

a)

Wright Brothers

b)

ENIAC

c)

Bagger 288

d)

DENSO

24.

The smallest engine is in the smallest car called______

a)

DENSO Micro Car

b)

Bagger 288

c)

Little Pulley

d)

Nanobots

25.

Who invented the airplane?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Miss Giselle

d)

The Wright Brothers

26.

One of the first uses of the wheel was used on one of these. What is it called?

a)

clay pots

b)

roller

c)

chariot

d)

horses

27.

We use these for small machines.

a)

wires

b)

cables

c)

batteries

d)

plug

28.

This is a type of fuel that makes a lot of pollution.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

rocks

d)

gas

29.

Some of the first machines was made with this.

a)

stone

b)

chariot

c)

ramp

d)

pulley

30.

This is something found in complex machines.

a)

engine

b)

wheel and axle

c)

battery

d)

wings

31.

Another name for a ramp is an __________

a)

pulley

b)

wave

c)

windmill

d)

inclined plane

32.

We use this on a pulley to lift heavy objects.

a)

stick

b)

rope

c)

stone

d)

ramp

33.

Dark colors _______ a lot of light so you shouldn't wear them in summer.

a)

reflect

b)

listen

c)

absorb

d)

vibration

34.

Sounds make ________.

a)

vibrations

b)

light

c)

water

d)

absorb

35.

Past tense of ride is ____

a)

rided

b)

roded

c)

rode

d)

reed

36.

Past tense of buy:

a)

buyed

b)

bought

c)

boughted

d)

buyd

37.

Past tense of choose:

a)

chose

b)

chooses

c)

choosed

38.

Past tense of catch:

a)

caught

b)

catched

c)

caughted

d)

caughty

39.

These help flying machines be controlled.

a)

steering wheel

b)

propeller

c)

wings

d)

airties

40.

What is the past tense verison of this sentence?: The boy eats breakfast.

a)

The boy will eat breakfast.

b)

The boy ate breakfast.

c)

The boy eated breakfast