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Simple Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

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1.

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)

A screw

b)

A lever

c)

A wheel

d)

A pulley

2.

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)

A lever

b)

A screw

c)

A pulley

d)

A wedge

3.

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)

A sharp wedge

b)

A twisty screw

c)

A lifting pulley

d)

A lever for leverage

4.

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)

A wedge, arr!

b)

A ramp, yarr!

c)

A lever, aye!

d)

A screw, shiver me timbers!

5.

Imagine you're a secret agent and you need to split or cut an object. Which triangular-shaped spy gadget would you use?

a)

A screwdriver

b)

A hammer

c)

A wedge

d)

Pliers

6.

Imagine you're at a playground, having fun on a seesaw. Can you guess which simple machine a seesaw is an example of?

a)

pulley

b)

wheel and axle

c)

lever

d)

screw

7.

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?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

lever

8.

Imagine you're riding your favorite bicycle. Can you guess which simple machine it represents?

a)

Is it a wheel and axle?

b)

Could it be a screw?

c)

Maybe a pulley?

d)

Or is it a lever?

9.

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?

a)

inclined plane

b)

lever

c)

wheel and axle

d)

pulley

10.

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?

a)

screw

b)

wedge

c)

lever

d)

pulley

11.

Wheels, levers, pulleys, ramps, screws, and wedges are forms of _______________________.

a)

potential energy

b)

simple machines

c)

chemical changes

d)

dark matter

12.

Which of the following is not a lever?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Another name for a ramp =

a)

axle

b)

pulley

c)

lever

d)

inclined plane

14.

A crane uses ___________ to lift heavy loads.

a)

ramps

b)

pulleys

c)

axles

d)

wedges

15.

What are the type of simple machines?

a)

inclined plane, screw, wedge, lever, wheel and axle, pulley

b)

cars, planes, buses, motorcycles, 

c)

vacuums, washing machines, dishwashers

d)

droids, robots, drones

16.

A wheelbarrow is an example of

a)

pulley

b)

wheel and axle

c)

lever

d)

screw

17.

Name this simple machine.

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

screw

18.

What is true about all simple machines?

a)

they all lift things

b)

they all have moving parts

c)

they all make work easier

19.

What is the measure of energy used to move an object?

a)

werk

b)

work

c)

wheel and axle

d)

ramp

20.

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 pushes a stroller up a ramp

d)

a girl eats a sandwich