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simple machine

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In a second class lever, the ______ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
2.

Which is not a simple machine?

a)

Pulley

b)

Screw

c)

Wedge

d)

Spring

3.

Which type of simple machine can be used to break things apart?

a)

screw

b)

wedge

c)

inclined plane

4.

Mary always go to a well to get some water to her plant. What type of simple machine can be found in a well.

a)

wheel and axle

b)

screw

c)

pulley

5.

What type of simple machine shows in a given picture?

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

6.

Which of the following does NOT a function of simple machines?

a)

help us to do work with less force

b)

make work easier

c)

makes us to become lazy

7.

Which simple machine can be best to use in cutting your nails?

a)

knife

b)

scissors

c)

nail clipper

8.

a rod about which the wheel moves.

a)

lever

b)

an axle

c)

wedge

9.

identify second class lever

a)
b)
c)
10.

example for third class lever

a)

see-saw

b)

tongs

c)

bottle opener

11.

—a nail with an inclined plane wrapped around it.

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

12.
Scissors are an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
2 levers and 2 inclined planes
b)
2 levers and 2 pulleys
c)
2 pulleys and 2 inclined planes
13.
A simple machine that is made up of an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder. It is often used to hold things together.
a)
lever
b)
screw
c)
wedge
14.
A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
15.
A ______ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
16.
A sloping force, like a ramp, that reduces the mount of force required to lift an object.
a)
screw
b)
wheel and axle
c)
inclined plane
17.

Simple machines help you make work __________.

a)

easier

b)

more difficult

c)

interesting

d)

wonderful

18.

This simple machine helps you to move heavy things across distance.

a)

lever

b)

wheel and axle

c)

pulley

d)

screw

e)

inclined plane

19.
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
20.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
21.
What simple machine has a fulcrum and can be used to lift a weight?
a)
Pulley
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
wedge
22.
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
23.

Which is not a simple machine?

a)

Pulley

b)

Screw

c)

Wedge

d)

Spring

24.

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

a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Wedge

d)

Incline

25.

Which of these is an example of a wedge?

a)

Knife

b)

Stairs

c)

Skateboard

d)

Broom

26.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
27.

What simple machine is used to lift & move things by using a stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum?

a)

screw

b)

wheel & axle

c)

lever

28.

A machine made of two or more simple machines working together.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

29.

A tool with few or no moving parts that makes work easier by changing the size, direction, speed or distance of a force.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

30.

Simple machines make work

a)

harder

b)

easier

31.

Work is done when force

a)

pushes on something

b)

moves an object

c)

pulls on something

32.

A surface, often flat, set at an angle to another surface is a(n)

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wedge

d)

lever

33.

Which machine could be considered to be a type of inclined plane?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

pulley

34.

Which simple machine would be the MOST efficient for lifting an object 30 meters off the ground?

a)

pulley

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

lever

35.

How can simple machines make work easier?

a)

by decreasing the force needed to complete the task

b)

by increasing the friction between the machine and the object

c)

by adding more work on the object than originally applied

d)

by removing the force of gravity on the object

36.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the simple machine know as a screw?

a)

lid of a jar

b)

turning on and off a faucet

c)

a drill bit

d)

a screw driver

37.

The fixed point around which a lever rotates is know as the

a)

wheel.

b)

fulcrum.

c)

input force.

d)

output force.

38.

Which of the following is NOT one of the things a machine can do?

a)

Changes the amount of force required.

b)

Changes the distance over which the force is exerted.

c)

Changes the direction of the force.

d)

Changes the amount of work done.

39.

An __________________ is a flat surface that is raised higher at one end in order to move objects up or down.

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wedge

40.

Which of the following are examples of inclined planes? (Hint: Two!)

a)

Door

b)

Slide

c)

Flag Pole

d)

Ramp

41.

A ___________ is a wheel with a rope wrapped around it that can be used to lift or PULL heavy objects by changing the direction or amount of force.

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Inclined Plane

42.

Which of these is an example of a wedge?

a)

Knife

b)

Stairs

c)

Skateboard

d)

Broom

43.

What is NOT an example of an incline plane?

a)

Wall

b)

Ladder

c)

Stairs

d)

Driveway

44.

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?

a)

A boy runs across the field

b)

A girl eats her sandwich

c)

A banker counts money

d)

A man pushes his trolley up the ramp

45.

What type of simple machine would you find on the bottom of a car?

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Pulley

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Wedge

46.

Which is not a simple machine?

a)

Pulley

b)

Screw

c)

Wedge

d)

Spring

47.

What is this simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

screw

d)

inclined plane

48.

What is this simple machine?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

wheel and axle

49.

What is this simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

wedge

d)

inclined plane

50.
A simple machine consisting of a flat surface with one end higher than the other.
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
c)
pulley
51.
What simple machine is pictured?
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
c)
wedge
52.
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
53.
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
54.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
55.
A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivot about a fixed point
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wheel and axle
d)
fulcrum 
56.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge