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Unit 6 Science

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

2.

Stairs is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel and axle

3.

Lightbulb is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

screw

4.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
5.

This device is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

6.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
7.

The fixed point on the lever is called

a)

load

b)

resistance

c)

bar

d)

fulcrum

8.

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

9.

Identify this simple machine

a)

Lever

b)

Wheel & Axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Screw

10.
What is an example of a lever?
a)
ramp
b)
car
c)
arm
d)
teeth
11.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
12.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
13.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
14.
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
15.

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

16.
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
17.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
18.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
19.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
20.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
21.

A ___________ is a wheel with a rope wrapped around it that can be used to lift or PULL heavy objects by changing the direction or amount of force.

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Inclined Plane

22.

Which of the following are examples of inclined planes? (Hint: Two!)

a)

Door

b)

Slide

c)

Flag Pole

d)

Ramp

23.

A __________ is a bar that moves around a fixed point in order to push, pull, or move things.

a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Wedge

d)

Screw

24.

An __________________ is a flat surface that is raised higher at one end in order to move objects up or down.

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wedge

25.

A ___________ is an object that is wide at one end and pointed at the other to help cut or split objects.

a)

Wedge

b)

Screw

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel & Axle

26.

A __________________ is a rod attached to the center of a wheel that is used to make it easier to turn or move objects.

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wheel & Axle

27.

A _________ machine is two or more simple machines working together.

a)

Couple

b)

Colored

c)

Complex

d)

Simple

28.
Josh is pushing wood in a wheelbarrow. What 3 simple machines are in use?
a)
inclined plane, screw, pulley
b)
inclined plane, lever, wheel and axle 
c)
inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane, wheel and axle, pulley
29.
What two simple machines make up scissors?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever and wedge
c)
wedge and inclined plans
d)
inclined plane and lever
30.
Hammers can be used to pull nails out of wood. What type of simple machine is a hammer?
a)
screw
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
inclined plane
31.
Inventions make our lives: 
a)
awful
b)
easier
c)
harder
d)
first
32.

A _______ uses rope and a wheel to lift and lower heavy objects.

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

33.

Simple machines...

a)

have few or no moving parts.

b)

are made up of a number of machines.