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Simple Machines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
2.
What simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a weight?
a)
Pulley
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
wedge
3.
Which of the following is a form of the inclined plane?
a)
pulley
b)
screw
c)
wheel and axle
d)
lever
4.

Machines make our work______

a)

Difficult

b)

Complicated

c)

Easy

5.

A worker is facing difficulty to carry boxes out of the lorry. Which simple machine can help the worker?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Inclined plane

d)

Gear

6.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
7.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
8.

A simple machine made by joining two inclined planes

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

wedge

d)

lever

9.

The force that we apply on a lever is called-

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Load

c)

Effort

10.

How many parts are there in a lever

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

11.

What kind of simple machine is this?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

lever

e)

screw

12.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
13.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
14.
A seesaw is an example of a  
a)
wedge
b)
lever 
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
15.
Which choice is an example of a pulley?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Crane 
d)
Tunnel