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COMPLEX MACHINES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following machines is NOT an example of wheel and axle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Wheelbarrow is a simple machine or complex machine?

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Complex Machine

3.

What simple machine are there in a Ferris Wheel?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

pulley

c)

lever

d)

inclined plane

4.
A push or pull is a 
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
5.

What do we use a machine for?

a)

To dream about nice things.

b)

To create new worlds.

c)

To make a job easier.

d)

To start a job.

6.
a)

Simple machine

b)

Complex machine

7.

A fishing pole is an example of a complex machine. What simple machines are used to make up this complex machine?

a)

lever, wheel and axle, pulley

b)

wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley

c)

wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane

8.

What simple machines are used to make up this complex machine? Tick three ( / ) correct answers.

a)

wheel and axle

b)

screw

c)

gear

d)

pulley

9.

Which one of these is not complex machine?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

If you put two or more pulleys together, i'ts even ______________ to lift the load.

a)

easier

b)

harder

11.

Which of these tools has gears?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
This is an example of what simple machine?
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
13.

Can you name this simple machine?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

14.

This machine needs energy from ________

a)

electricity

b)

people

c)

wind

d)

water

15.

A complex machine ...

a)

doesn´t exist.

b)

is a machine very difficult to create.

c)

is a machine very difficult to use.

d)

is the combination of one or more simple machines together.

16.

What is this?

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Lever

d)

Inclined plane

17.

This complex machine has a pulley.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Name the simple machine on the pedals, handle bars and handbrakes on a bicycle

a)

wedges

b)

pulleys

c)

incline planes

d)

levers

19.

A wheelbarrow is an example of a complex machine. Which simple machine is NOT found in this object?

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

wheel and axle

20.

Which one of this is a simple machine?

a)
b)
c)
d)