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Simple Machines and Their Functions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

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1.

Which of these lists contains ONLY simple machines?

a)

wedge, wheelbarrow, lever, pulley

b)

pulley, wheel and axle, screw, inclined plane

c)

lever, fulcrum, hammer, screw

d)

wheel and axle, inclined plane, scissors, wedge

2.

An inclined plane requires less _______ but a greater _______ to do work.

a)

force, load

b)

distance, force

c)

force, distance

d)

load, distance

3.

An ax is an example of a(n) (a)   .

4.

The simple machine in an elevator is the (a)   .

5.

Mechanical advantage changes the _______.

a)

direction of force

b)

output of force

c)

simple machine being used

d)

amount of work being done

6.

The simple machines in a wheelbarrow are ...

a)

a lever and a pulley

b)

an inclined plane and a wheel

c)

a wheel and axle and a lever

d)

a lever and a wedge

7.

An ax is an example of this

(a)  

8.

an inclined plane wrapped around a post

(a)  

9.

a combination of simple machines

(a)  

10.

a simple machine made of a wheel with a grooved rim

(a)  

11.

the space between two places

(a)  

12.

a push or a pull that can change something's position

(a)  

13.

the simple machine found on a bicycle

(a)  

14.

a pulley that does not move with the load

(a)  

15.

resistance to movement when two surfaces touch

(a)  

16.

one of six tools that makes work easier

(a)  

17.

the use of force to move a load a distance

(a)  

18.

a seesaw is an example of this

(a)  

19.

the point of which a lever pivots or turns

(a)