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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Imagine you're a pirate! You've got a heavy treasure chest you need to move. You spot a rigid bar and a fixed point to pivot it on, also known as a fulcrum. What simple machine are you about to use, matey?
A screw
A lever
A wheel
A pulley
Imagine you're a pirate on a ship and you need to lift a heavy treasure chest. Which simple machine, consisting of a grooved wheel with a rope or chain running along the groove, would you use?
A lever
A screw
A pulley
A wedge
Imagine you're a brilliant inventor creating a new machine! Which simple machine would you use if you needed a larger wheel attached to a smaller wheel or rod?
A sharp wedge
A twisty screw
A lifting pulley
A lever for leverage
Imagine you're a pirate! You've found a treasure chest, but it's locked. You notice a strange device with an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. What simple machine are you looking at, matey?
A wedge, arr!
A ramp, yarr!
A lever, aye!
A screw, shiver me timbers!
Imagine you're a secret agent and you need to split or cut an object. Which triangular-shaped spy gadget would you use?
A screwdriver
A hammer
A wedge
Pliers
Imagine you're at a playground, having fun on a seesaw. Can you guess which simple machine a seesaw is an example of?
pulley
wheel and axle
lever
screw
Imagine you're a pirate! You've got a flagpole on your ship with a pulley system to hoist your Jolly Roger. Arr matey, can you tell me which simple machine you're using?
wheel and axle
inclined plane
pulley
lever
Imagine you're riding your favorite bicycle. Can you guess which simple machine it represents?
Is it a wheel and axle?
Could it be a screw?
Maybe a pulley?
Or is it a lever?
Imagine you're a secret agent and you need to dismantle a device. You reach into your toolkit and pull out a screwdriver. Do you know which simple machine you're using?
inclined plane
lever
wheel and axle
pulley
Imagine you're a pirate! You've got a shiny, sharp knife in your hand. Can you tell me which simple machine this knife represents?
screw
wedge
lever
pulley
Wheels, levers, pulleys, ramps, screws, and wedges are forms of _______________________.
potential energy
simple machines
chemical changes
dark matter
Which of the following is not a lever?
Another name for a ramp =
axle
pulley
lever
inclined plane
A crane uses ___________ to lift heavy loads.
ramps
pulleys
axles
wedges
What are the type of simple machines?
inclined plane, screw, wedge, lever, wheel and axle, pulley
cars, planes, buses, motorcycles,
vacuums, washing machines, dishwashers
droids, robots, drones
A wheelbarrow is an example of
pulley
wheel and axle
lever
screw
Name this simple machine.
wedge
pulley
incline plane
screw
What is true about all simple machines?
they all lift things
they all have moving parts
they all make work easier
What is the measure of energy used to move an object?
werk
work
wheel and axle
ramp
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a boy runs across a football field
a banker counts money
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
a girl eats a sandwich
