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Key terms - simple machines

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is force?

a)

The force you apply to a machine 

b)

Push or pull

c)

Energy transferred by a force on an object 

2.

What does a simple machine mean?

a)

The combination of simple machines

b)

They have few or no moving parts and they work by changing the direction of a force or the amount of force needed to do something.

c)

strength or energy made from a physical action

3.

Mechanical advantage means

a)

The force you put on a machine

b)

The amount of help you get from using a machine to do  something instead of just doing it with your strength

c)

The force that the machine uses to do work

4.

How many types of simple machines are there?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

6

d)

5

5.

The purpose of machines is to make our lives easier

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is input force?

a)

The applied force you put on the machine

b)

The force that the machine uses to do the work

c)

Push or pull

7.

What is a complex machine?

a)

The ability of an object to make a change

b)

When 2 or more simple machines are working together

c)

it's the same as simple machines

8.

What is energy?

a)

The ability of an object to make a change

b)

push or pull

c)

using force to make a machine do something

9.

Output force means

a)

The force the machine uses to move the object

b)

The force you use on the machine

c)

The energy we get from the sun

10.

Where is the input force in this image?

a)

The guy pulling the rope down

b)

The rope and wheel pulling the weight up

11.

Where is the output force?

a)

The ax being hit on the wedge

b)

The wedge splitting the wood into 2 pieces