wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Theme Showcase Quiz

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invited the first light bulb?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Steve Jobs

2.

Who invited the first telescope?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Steve Jobs

3.

Who invited the three laws of physics?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Albert Eientien

4.

What country did Sir. Issac Newton live in?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

United States

5.

Who invented math?

a)

Jack Septiceye

b)

The Devil

c)

Thales of Miletus

d)

Sir. Issac Newton

6.

Who invented the principles of vaccination?

a)

Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison

b)

John Wayne and Thomas Ford

c)

Louis Pasteur and Alexander Fleming

d)

Jacque Cousteau and Charles Darwin

7.

Who invented the modern electric motor, remote controlled boats and, rumor has it, radar technology and wireless communications.

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

8.

What did Ismail al-Jazari invent?

a)

Gasoline engine

b)

Flushing Toilet

c)

Wheel

d)

TV

9.

Who invented the first TV remote

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Benjarman Franklin

c)

Nicolas Tesla

d)

Homer Simpson

10.

What year was the first laptop invented?

a)

1971

b)

1981 the year Mr. Long was born

c)

1991

d)

2011

11.

Who mass produced the first Cell phones?

a)

Apple

b)

Android

c)

Radio Shack

d)

Nokia

12.

Which image shows the fist bicycle ever invented

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What car did Henry Ford mass produce?

a)

P.T. Cruiser

b)

Model T

c)

The Red Corvette

d)

Diesel four wheel drive pick-up truck

14.

What was the very first nobel prize for phyics for?

a)

Sliced Bread

b)

X-ray machine

c)

Atomic Bomb

d)

Microscope

15.

Who invented Sliced Bread?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Otto Rohwedder

c)

Nicolas Tesla

d)

Charles Darwin

16.

When was the first electric car made?

a)

1981

b)

1991

c)

2001

d)

2011

17.

Which image shows the first electric car?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

An inventor is someone who

a)

cooks in a restaurant

b)

creates something new to solve problems

c)

is a teacher

d)

makes good decisions

19.

Thomas Edison is best known for

a)

inventing the lightbulb.

b)

inventing crayons.

c)

inventing peanuts.

d)

making $40,000

20.

Alexander Bell was interested in communication because

a)

he loved reading

b)

he loved learning

c)

he talked a lot

d)

his mother was deaf

21.

George Washington Carver helped famers by

a)

studying and reading

b)

going to college

c)

teaching them how to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes

d)

reading to them

22.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

23.

Who invented soap?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

24.

Who invented the phonograph?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

25.

Who invented the lightbulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

26.

Who invented ink?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

27.

Which inventor had a father who was a speech teacher?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

28.

. Gravity is a (a)   .

29.

(a)   pulls things to the Earth’s surface.

30.

(a)   was one of the first scientists to find out about this force.

31.

An (a)   fell downwards onto the scientist’s head.

32.

The units, we use measure the force of gravity in, are called (a)   .

33.

Your ____________ helps you to jump up into the air, but the force of _________ pulls you back

(a)  

34.

7. An aeroplane needs ____________ __________ to take off

(a)  

35.

Gravity on the Moon is (a)   than gravity on the Earth.

36.

The fixed point on a lever is called the __________.

a)

Bar

b)

Wedge

c)

Fulcrum

d)

Screw

37.

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

38.

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

a)

Door

b)

Slide

c)

Flag Pole

d)

Ramp

39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

42.

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

a)

Light Switch

b)

Seesaw

c)

Ramp

d)

Flag Pole

43.

Which of the following are examples of wedges? (Hint: two)

a)

Jar lid

b)

Needle

c)

Nail

d)

Hose

44.

Which of the following are examples of screws? (Hint: two!)

a)

Knife

b)

Jar lid

c)

Seesaw

d)

End of a light bulb

45.

Simple machines change the ___________ of a force and the _________ of force needed to do something.

a)

Position

b)

Direction

c)

Amount

d)

Speed

46.

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

47.

Which of the following are examples of pulleys? (Hint: two!)

a)

Door

b)

Clothes Line

c)

Well

d)

Seesaw

48.

A __________ is an inclined plane wrapped around a small rod used to hold objects together.

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Wheel & Axle

49.

Which of the following are examples of compound machines? (hint: two)

a)

Wheelbarrow

b)

Door knob

c)

Scissors

d)

Knife

50.

This image shows which of the following simple machines?

a)

Wheel & Axle

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Inclined Plane

51.

This image shows which of the following simple machines?

a)

Pulley

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Wheel & Axle

d)

Lever

52.

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

a)

Couple

b)

Colored

c)

Compound

d)

Simple

53.

Which of the following is an example of a wheel and axle? (Hint: two)

a)

Shovel

b)

Door knob

c)

Bike wheels

d)

Ladder

54.

This image shows which of the following simple machine?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Screw

d)

Wheel & Axle

55.

This image shows which of the following simple machines?

a)

Wedge

b)

Lever

c)

Screw

d)

Pulley

56.

Buoyancy is:

a)

When an object sinks in liquid

b)

The ability to float in some liquid material

57.

Water is the only liquid objects can either float or sink in.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Would this object float or sink?

a)

Float

b)

Sink

59.

What does buoyancy depend on?

a)

The size of an object.

b)

The color of an object.

c)

The weight of an object.

d)

None of the above.

60.

Does saltwater make an egg float or sink?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

61.

What does it mean for an object to sink?

a)

It sits at the ground level below the surface water.

b)

It sits at the top of liquid.

62.

Would this object float or sink?

a)

Float

b)

Sink

63.

Life jackets help people (and dogs) stay buoyant in water.

a)

False

b)

True