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EE - Simple Machines - Quiz 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Work is
a)
What one does to earn money
b)
A measure of how much force you apply to move an object
c)
The distance you need to move an obect
d)
The resistance an object gives
2.

A bar with a fulcrum used to lift or exert pressure at one point is _________

a)
A screw
b)
A lever
c)
A pulley
d)
A wheel and axle
3.
What is this?
a)
A pulley
b)
An inclined plane
c)
A wedge
d)
A wheel and axle
4.
What is this?
a)
A pulley
b)
An inclined plane
c)
A wedge
d)
A wheel and axle
5.
What is this?
a)
A pulley
b)
An inclined plane
c)
A lever
d)
A wheel and axle
6.
What is this?
a)
A pulley
b)
A lever
c)
A wheel and axle
d)
An inclined plane
7.
What is this?
a)
A screw
b)
A pulley
c)
A lever
d)
A wheel and axle
8.
What is this?
a)
A pulley
b)
A lever
c)
A wedge
d)
A wheel and axle
9.
Which one is an example of a lever?
a)
A bicycle wheel
b)
A see saw
c)
A light bulb
d)
A knife edge
10.

Which of the following is a simple machine used to hold objects together?

a)

A screw

b)

A lever

c)

A wedge

d)

A pulley

11.

What type of simple machine is a ramp?

a)

A wheel and axle

b)

A lever

c)

An inclined plane

d)

A pulley

12.

Which simple machine consists of a wheel with a rope or chain?

a)

A wedge

b)

A screw

c)

A pulley

d)

A lever

13.

Which is not an example of a simple machine?

a)

A knife

b)

A ramp

c)

A car

d)

Stairs

14.

Which simple machine is used to split or cut objects?

a)

A pulley

b)

A wedge

c)

A screw

d)

A lever

15.

What type of simple machine is a screw?

a)

A pulley

b)

A wheel and axle

c)

A lever

d)

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

16.

Which simple machine is used to lift heavy objects with less effort?

a)

A pulley

b)

A wedge

c)

A lever

d)

A screw

17.
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
18.
Which simple machine is made up of two parts and can be found on bikes, wagons and wheelbarrows?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
inclined plane
c)
lever
d)
screw
19.

What simple machine is a light switch an example of?

a)

inclined plane

b)

wedge

c)

pulley

d)

lever

20.

What simple machine is the bottom of a lightbulb an example of?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

screw

c)

pulley

d)

lever

21.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
22.

What simple machine is a slide an example of?

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

screw

23.

What is a simple machine?

a)
A simple machine is a tool that only works with electrical power.
b)
A simple machine is a complex device that requires multiple parts to function.
c)
A simple machine is a type of vehicle used for transportation.
d)
A simple machine is a device that helps make work easier by changing the direction or magnitude of a force.
24.

What is mechanical advantage?

a)
Mechanical advantage is the speed ratio of a machine's moving parts.
b)
Mechanical advantage refers to the weight of a machine's components.
c)
Mechanical advantage is the distance traveled by input force compared to output force.
d)

Mechanical advantage is how much the machine increases the force.

25.

What is a compound or complex machine?

a)
A compound or complex machine is a system of two or more simple machines working together.
b)
A compound machine is a tool that requires no assembly to function.
c)
A complex machine is a device that operates without any parts.
d)
A compound machine is a single simple machine used alone.