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Simple Machines

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of a simple machine is to make work easier by allowing for a push or pull to occur over an increased distance.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Why are levers useful?

a)

For seesawing

b)

Allow us to measure the force of an object

c)

Helps lift weight at one point of its length

d)

All of the above

3.

Which of the items lifted below can be considered a wedge?

a)

A Pencil

b)

A hammer

c)

An axe

d)

Two inclined planes put together

4.

Why are simple machines "simple"?

a)

They reduce the effort required to perform a simple task. Less force can be applied.

b)

They are actually quite complicated.

c)

You can easily put two pieces of wood together.

d)

Splitting through wood is much faster.

5.

Which simple machine is this?

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel-and-axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Lever

6.

Where might a screw be used?

a)

A bottle cap

b)

A Lightbulb

c)

Cell Phone Charger

d)

All of the above

7.

Which simple machines are present?

a)

Wedge

b)

Wheel-and-axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Lever

8.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

9.

Stairs is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel and axle

10.

Lightbulb is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

screw

11.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
12.

This device is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

13.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
14.

The fixed point on the lever is called

a)

load

b)

resistance

c)

bar

d)

fulcrum

15.

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

16.

Identify this simple machine

a)

Lever

b)

Wheel & Axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Screw

17.
What is an example of a lever?
a)

ramp

b)

car

c)

Nut-cracker

d)

teeth

18.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
19.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
20.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
21.
What is a lever?
a)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
b)
means attracted to a magnet
c)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
d)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
22.

What is an inclined plane?

a)

wheels that turn on a post

b)

made from two or more simple machines

c)

flat surface that is higher at one end

d)

uses a wheel and a rope to lift a load

23.
What is a wheel and axle?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
flat surface that is higher at one end
c)
made from two or more simple machines
d)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
24.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
25.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
26.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
27.
Which is not a type of simple machines?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
28.
Work is
a)
energy from the sun
b)
a force that moves an object
c)
a type of machine
d)
a force that pulls you towards the Earth
29.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wheel and axle
30.
What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
a)
fulton
b)
fulcrum
c)
furmen
d)
falcon
31.
What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub?
a)
screw
b)
inclined plane
c)
wedge
d)
pulley
32.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
33.
A screw is made up of _________ wrapped around a post or rod.
a)
treads
b)
springs
c)
threads
d)
strings
34.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
35.
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 puchses a stroller up a ramp into a building
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
36.
Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw.  The screwdriver is being used as
a)
a pulley
b)
a screw
c)
a lever
d)
a wheel and axle
37.
Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can,  The screwdriver is being used as
a)
a pulley
b)
an inclined plane
c)
a screw
d)
a lever
38.
Which is a characteristic of simple machines?
a)
they run on electricity
b)
they take a long time to make
c)
they have few or not moving parts
d)
they are not very large
39.
Which type of simple machine would be found on the bottom of a wagon?
a)
a pulley
b)
a screw
c)
a wedge
d)
a wheel and axle
40.
What two parts might make a pulley?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wheel and wire
c)
wheel and screw
d)
wheel and fulcrum
41.
Which  simple machine is found on the head of an ax?
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
42.
The seesaw is an example of which simple machine?
a)
incline plane
b)
wedge
c)
lever
d)
pulley
43.
The bottle cap is an example of which simple machine?
a)
inclined plane
b)
wedge
c)
screw
d)
lever
44.
The door knob and rod make up which simple machine?
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wheel and axle
45.
The wheel and rope make up which simple machine?
a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
46.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
47.
Two examples of a pulley...
a)
knife & axe blade
b)
lightbulb & screw
c)
flagpole hoist & window blinds
d)
catapult & teeter totter
48.
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
49.
What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?
a)
complicated machine
b)
compound or complex machine
c)
comprehensive machine
d)
constructive machine
50.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
51.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
52.
A seesaw is an example of a  
a)
wedge
b)
lever 
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
53.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
54.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
55.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 
a)
effort
b)
potential 
c)
kinetic 
d)
work 
56.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
57.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
58.
How does a pulley make work easier? 
a)
It changes the direction of the input force.
b)
It changes the distance over which the input force is applied.
c)
It changes the amount of the input force applied 
d)
It changes direction and increases the effect of your input force
59.
This picture is an example of a _________.
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
60.
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

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