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SIMPLE MACHINE 2

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Inclined plane: enables us to moves the objects from one level to a higher level

b)

Gear: Separates, cuts, holds, and stops objects

c)

Screw: Helps to lift up and moves objects easily

d)

Pulley: Moves and rotates objects

2.

Which of the following machines is not an example of wheel and axle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

What is the name of this part?

a)

Pulley

b)

Wedge

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Screw

4.

What is this simple machine?

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Lever

c)

Gear

d)

Wheel and axle

5.

What is the simple machine that used by the boy to take water?

a)

Lever

b)

Incline plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Gear

6.

Garden scissors is a type of simple machine __________ to trim trees.

a)

Wedge

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

7.

A worker is facing difficulty to carry boxes out of the lorry. Which simple machine can help the worker?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Inclined plane

d)

Gear

8.
Which type of simple machine would help you raise a flag on a flagpole?
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
9.
Which type of simple machine is a knife?
a)
Wedge 
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
10.
Which type of simple machine is the roof of a house?
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
11.
Which type of simple machine is a playground slide? 
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Lever
12.
Which type of simple machine is a found on the lid of a pickle jar?
a)
Pulley
b)
Screw
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Wedge
13.
Which type of simple machine is a steering wheel of a car?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wedge
c)
Wheel and axle
d)
Screw
14.
Which type of simple machine is a nail?
a)
Pulley
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
Inclined plane
15.
Which type of simple machine is the head (blade) of an axe?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wedge
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Lever
16.
Which type of simple machine is a see saw?
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel and axle
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Wedge
17.
Which type of simple machine helps a sailor raise a sail on a sailboat?
a)
Wedge
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Screw
d)
Pulley
18.
Which type of simple machine is a tape dispenser?
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Wheel and axle
d)
Screw
19.
Which type of simple machine is a light switch?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
20.
Which type of simple machine is a crow bar?
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Screw
21.
Which type of simple machine is at the bottom of a light bulb?
a)
Screw
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Wedge
22.
Which type of simple machine is a ladder?
a)
Wedge
b)
Inclined plane
c)
Screw
d)
Pulley
23.
Which type of simple machine would a mover use to load his/her truck?
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Wedge
24.
Which type of simple machine is a doorknob?
a)
Wheel and axle
b)
Screw
c)
Pulley
d)
Lever
25.
Which type of simple machine is a set of stairs?
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Screw
26.
Which type of simple machine is a belt under a car's hood?
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined plane
27.
Which type of simple machine is a bottle cap?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wedge
c)
Screw
d)
Inclined plane
28.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
29.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
30.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum 
31.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
32.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
33.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
34.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
35.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
36.
The fixed point on the lever is called 
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
37.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 
a)
effort
b)
potential 
c)
kinetic 
d)
work 
38.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
39.
The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 
a)
wheel and axle 
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
40.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
41.
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
42.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
43.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
44.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
45.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
46.
A push or pull that can move an object is a
a)
fulcrum
b)
force
c)
machine
d)
lever
47.

What is this simple machine?

a)

Wedge

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

48.

What is this simple machine?

a)

Wedge

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

49.

What is this simple machine?

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

50.

This simple machine cuts things.

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

wedge

d)

screw

e)

inclined plane

51.

This simple machine moves and lifts objects.

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

wedge

d)

screw

e)

inclined plane

52.

This simple machine changes the direction of a force.

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

e)

inclined plane

53.
Which of the following is a form of the inclined plane?
a)
pulley
b)
screw
c)
wheel and axle
d)
lever
54.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
55.
How many different simple machines are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
56.
A catapult is which type of simple machine?
a)
a wedge
b)
a lever
c)
a screw
d)
an inclined plane
57.
This type of lever lets you launch things through the air.
a)
bazooka
b)
catapult
c)
slingshot
d)
air cannon
58.
This type of simple machine has a slanted surface.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
59.
What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
60.
What 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
61.
What 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
62.
What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?
a)
pushing a heavy load
b)
lifting a heavy load
c)
dividing a heavy load
d)
holding a small load
63.
A machine with few or no moving parts is called a ______.
a)
machine
b)
compound machine
c)
simple machine
d)
work
64.
This picture is an example of a _________.
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
65.
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