WorksheetsSimple Machines Worksheet
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
What can a simple machine do for us?
Create electricity
Reduce the amount of effort needed to do work
Increase the weight of objects
Make machines more complicated
How many types of simple machines are there?
4
6
3
10
Which of the following is NOT a type of simple machine?
Pulley
Screw
Gearbox
Wedge
What does a lever rotate around?
The effort point
A pulley
A wheel
A fulcrum
A ramp is an example of which type of simple machine?
Pulley
Inclined plane
Lever
Screw
What is the formula for work?
Work = Force × Distance
Work = Mass × Acceleration
Work = Power × Time
Work = Energy ÷ Time
What is mechanical advantage?
The distance moved by the machine
An advantage gained by using simple machines to accomplish work with less effort
The time saved when using a machine
The amount of electricity used
What type of simple machine reduces friction by rolling?
Screw
Lever
Wheel and axle
Pulley
What part of the trebuchet provides the input force?
The counterweight
The sling
The projectile
The pivot
Compound machines use two or more simple machines.
True
False
11. A pulley changes the (a) of a force.
Speed
Color
Direction
Why is one side of a trebuchet arm longer than the other?
To make it look cool
To balance the weight
To create mechanical advantage for launching
To save materials
You push a table with 5 N of force, but it doesn’t move. How much work is done?
5 J
0 J
10 J
1 J
