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WorksheetsSimple and Compound Machines
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What machine is this?
a)
inclined plane
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
2.
What machine is this?
a)
pulley
b)
screw
c)
wedge
3.
What machine is this?
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
4.
What machine is this?
a)
lever
b)
screw
c)
pulley
5.
What machine is this?
a)
lever
b)
wheel and axle
c)
screw
6.
What machine is this?
a)
lever
b)
screw
c)
wheel and axle
7.
Is this a type of catapult?
a)
No
b)
Yes
8.
What kind of simple machine?
a)
inclined plane
b)
lever
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
9.
What do simple machines do?
a)
increase force
b)
decrease force
c)
increase work
d)
decrease work
10.
The boy can lift the barrel or roll the barrel up the inclined plane. In which does he do more work?
a)
when lifting the barrel
b)
when rolling the barrel
c)
neither- both are the same amount
d)
neither- no work is done
11.
Which simple machine is defined as an inclined plane wrapped around cylinder?
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
lever
12.
If simple machines reduce the force needed to move an object, what trade-off must be made?
a)
increase the amount of work
b)
decrease the amount of work
c)
increase the distance the force is applied
d)
decrease the distance the force is applied
13.
What are the units of scientific work called?
a)
joules
b)
newtons
c)
meters
d)
pounds
14.
What are the units of force called?
a)
newtons
b)
joules
c)
work
d)
meters
15.
Which simple machine is NOT found in the object?
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
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