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Simple Machines

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A machine with few or no moving parts is called a ______.

a)

machine

b)

compound machine

c)

simple machine

d)

work

2.

What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

d)

Screw

3.

What simple machine holds things together?

a)

Wedge

b)

Screw

c)

Lever

d)

Pulley

4.

What type of simple machine is a seesaw?

a)

Inclined plane

b)

Lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel and axle

5.

What type of simple machine is used in a pair of tongs?

a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Wheel and axle

d)

Inclined plane

6.

Which of the following is a type of simple machine?

a)

Lever

b)

Engine

c)

Battery

d)

Circuit

7.

What type of simple machine is a ramp?

a)

Lever

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Screw

8.

Which simple machine is used in a flagpole to raise a flag?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

d)

Screw

9.

Which of the following is an example of a wedge?

a)

Screw

b)

Knife

c)

Wheel

d)

Pulley

10.

Which of the following is an example of a wheel and axle?

a)

Door knob

b)

Hammer

c)

Nail

d)

Rope

11.

Which of the following is an example of a lever in daily life?

a)

Scissors

b)

Light bulb

c)

Computer

d)

Clock

12.

Which simple machine is commonly used in a bottle cap?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Wedge

13.

What simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a weight?

a)

Pulley

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

wedge

14.

What simple machine has a wheel with a groove on it that keeps a rope in place?

a)

pulley

b)

lever
lever

c)

screw
wedge

d)

wedge
screw

15.

Which simple machine doesn't move and a heavy object can be rolled or pushed up this machine?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

inclined plane

c)

wedge

d)

screw

16.

What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?

a)

pushing a heavy load

b)

lifting a heavy load

c)

dividing a heavy load

d)

holding a small load

17.

What is the fixed point where a lever turns or pivots?

a)

load

b)

work

c)

fulcrum

d)

screw

18.

What is anything that makes work easier called?

a)

screw

b)

wedge

c)

force

d)

machine

19.

A push or pull that can move an object is a

a)

fulcrum

b)

force

c)

machine

d)

lever

20.

What simple machine is this?

a)

inclined plane

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

screw

21.

Which simple machine is used to lift a load with minimal effort by using a rope and a wheel?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wedge

22.

What type of simple machine is a screw classified as?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wedge

23.

Which simple machine consists of a bar that pivots at a fixed point called a fulcrum?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wedge

24.

What simple machine is used to hold materials together by twisting?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Wedge

25.

Which simple machine is used to split objects apart and is often found in tools like axes?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Screw

d)

Wedge