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Energy and machines

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

A machine is any object that we use to perform a task...

a)

... with less effort or more speed.

b)

... with more speed.

c)

... in a natural way.

d)

... more effort.

2.

This machine needs...

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Mechanical energy

3.

This machine needs...

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

4.

This machine needs...

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Chemical and electrical energy

5.

This machine needs...

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Power of wind

c)

Thermal energy

6.

SIMPLE MACHINES are made of ___________ pieces.

a)

just one piece or very few pieces

b)

many pieces

7.

This simple machine is a ....

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... lever

c)

... pulley

8.

This simple machine is a ....

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... pulley

c)

... lever.

9.

This simple machine is a ....

a)

... pulley

b)

... inclined plane

c)

... lever

10.

This simple machine is a ...

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... pulley

c)

... lever

11.

The oldest machines were....

a)

Simple

b)

Complex

12.

Look at the pictures. Which is a gear?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Machines with no or very few moving parts are called…

a)

Easy machines

b)

Complex machines

c)

Simple machines

d)

Compound machines

14.

What type of machine is this?

a)

Simple machine

b)

Complex machine

c)

Easy machine

15.

What type of machine is this?

a)

Simple machine

b)

Easy machine

c)

Compound machine

d)

Complex machine

16.

Machines are…

a)

Instruments that only help us to lift objects

b)

Objects that we don’t use

c)

Instruments which help us perform a job faster and easier

17.

You can create a complex machine by putting two or more simple machines together.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

This picture corresponds to a :

a)

A pulley

b)

A wheel

c)

A lever

d)

An inclined plane

19.

How many types of machines do you know?

a)

Big and small machines

b)

Simple and mechanical machines

c)

Mechanical and electrical machines

d)

Simple and compound machines

20.

Which is the simple machine that appears in the picture?

a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Wedge

d)

Wheel and axle

21.

Examples of simple machines.

a)

Pulley

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Lever

d)

All of them are correct

22.

Which type of energy does a bicycle use?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Electrical energy

d)

None of them

23.

Which machine can you see in the picture?

a)

Lever

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel

24.

What is a pulley used for?

a)

To transmit forces

b)

To lift objects with effort

c)

To lift objects without effort

d)

To give electrical energy

25.

Machines need ………… to work

a)

Forces or energy

b)

Animals

c)

Nothing

d)

Batteries

26.

…………. help us perform a job without effort and faster.

a)

Belts and chains

b)

Gears

c)

Machines

d)

Mechanisms

27.

In the past you could travel around the world faster and easier.

a)

True

b)

False