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Simple Machines

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
2.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
3.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
4.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
5.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
6.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
7.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
8.
A simple machine that splits an object apart is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
wedge
d)
lever
9.

What simple machine is used to lift & move things by using a stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum?

a)

screw

b)

wheel & axle

c)

lever

10.

What simple machine makes work easier by using a wheel and rope to help move an object?

a)

pulley

b)

wheel & axle

c)

inclined plane

11.

What simple machine has two slanted sides that end in a sharp edge and cuts things or separates an object?

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

12.

What simple machine is a slanted flat surface that helps move an object from a high position to a low position OR a low position to a high position?

a)

inclined plane

b)

lever

c)

screw

13.

What simple machine has ridges wrapped around a center post that holds things together?

a)

pulley

b)

wedge

c)

screw

14.
A ramp.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
15.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Pulley
b)
Screw
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
16.
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
17.
What is effort (input) force?
a)
the force required by a machine in order to accomplish work (the force you put on the machine)
b)
the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.
c)
the force the machine exerts on a object
d)
the output work times the input distance
18.
What is resistance (output) force?
a)
the force required by a machine in order to accomplish work (the force you put on the machine)
b)
the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.
c)
the force the machine exerts on a object
d)
the output work times the input distance
19.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
20.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
21.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash
22.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
23.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
24.

What do the leaves of a plant do?

a)

They make the food for the plant.

b)

They take in the water from the ground.

c)

They transport water to the other parts of the plants

d)

They support the plant upright.

25.

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To make food

b)

To create energy

c)

To release oxygen

d)

To absorb sunlight

26.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

27.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
28.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
29.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
30.

Which part of the atom has a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

31.

What are atoms made up of?

a)

Protons, neutrons, electrons

b)

Protons, nucleus, electrons

c)

Proteins, neutrons, electrons

32.

What is the name of this table?

a)

matter table

b)

scientific table

c)

periodic table

d)

atom table

33.

Which natural resource is a renewable energy resource?

a)

coal

b)

oil (petroleum)

c)

natural gas

d)

sun

34.

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy?

a)

A glow stick

b)

A battery

c)

A rock about to fall off a cliff

d)

A burning match

35.

Heat from the sun is caused by this

a)

infrared

b)

ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

all three mentioned

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