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Energy/Motion/ Simple Machines Chapter 8 review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Motion is

a)

a change in position

b)

a push or a pull

c)

doing work

2.

Work is measured by how much force it takes to move an object and how far the object was moved

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A student carrying a heavy box is doing __________ work than a student carrying a lighter box

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same amount of

4.

Friction is beneficial because it

a)

helps you float through the air like an astronaut

b)

pulls your car wheels toward the Earth's center

c)

keeps a basketball player from slipping and sliding on the court

d)

drives a tractor

5.

A bar that turns on a point is a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel and axle

6.

Work is done when something is moved over a distance

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The axle in a wheel and axle turns with greater force than the wheel does. The axle also moves ________

a)

a greater distance

b)

the same distance

c)

less distance

8.

When the wheel of a wheel and axle turns one time, the wheel

a)

travels a shorter distance

b)

travels a greater distance than the axle does

c)

does not move

9.

A simple machine used to move a school's flag up the flagpole is an example of a _________

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

10.

A simple machine made of a wheel with a groove that holds a rope is __________

a)

an inclined plane

b)

a wedge

c)

a pulley

11.

A simple machine that is a wheel with a rod running through it is a ___________

a)

an inclined plane

b)

a wheel and axle

c)

a screw

12.

A simple machine that is made up of one or more inclined planes and is used to force materials apart is a __________

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

13.

An inclined plane reduces the amount of _________ needed to move an object against gravity to a higher position.

a)

load

b)

gravity

c)

effort

14.

A flat, slanted surface, such as a ramp or a playground slide is a ________

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

15.

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder is a ______

a)

puley

b)

screw

c)

wheel and axle

16.

When a cat is riding a skateboard, the cat is the load

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Simple machines help people because they make work easier

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What are the two forces that we use everyday?

a)

effort and load

b)

pencil and paper

c)

gravity and friction

19.

The definition of energy is

a)

the ability to do work

b)

when work is done

c)

moving something over a distance

20.

When using a lever, the more distance there is between the effort and the _____________, the less effort is required to move the load.

a)

fulcrum

b)

ground

c)

load