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nicole 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravity?

(a)  

2.

The _ of an object is due to the force of gravity on its mass.

(a)  

3.

What is mass?

(a)  

4.

Things are heavier in the moon than when it is in earth. True of False?

a)

True

b)

Falsse

5.

Why are things heavier on earth than on the moon?

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6.

What is friction?

(a)  

7.

Friction produces (a)   .

8.

smoother surface means

(a)  

9.

rougher surface means

(a)  

10.

How do you increase friction?

(a)  

11.

The greater the mass of an object, the greater the pull of (a)   on it

12.

What is the reason the moon rotates around Earth?

a)

friction

b)

heat

c)

mass

d)

gravity

13.

What is the force that attracts objects to each other?

a)

mass

b)

heat

c)

friction

d)

gravity

14.

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

(a)  

15.

What is a simple machine?

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16.

What are the different kinds of a simple machine?

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17.

A (a)   is a rigid bar that is free to move at a point called the fulcrum.

18.

An (a)   is a slanting or sloping surface.

19.

A (a)   is a double inclined plane. It looks like two inclined plane fastened back to back.

20.

A (a)   is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

21.

The (a)   is a lecer that rotates in a circle around a center point or fulcrum

22.

A (a)   is a grooved wheel that turns on an axle, which is in turn mounted on a frame

23.

What are the two forces acting on a machine?

a)

ressistance and effort

b)

ressistance and fulcrum

c)

gravity and fulcrum

d)

effort and fulcrum

24.

In which situation is pulley most useful?

a)

cutting meat

b)

holding a piece of wood together

c)

raising a flag

d)

helping guide the sail on a sailboat