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WorksheetsForce, Motion & Simple Machines
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What kind of simple machine is the base of a light bulb, a spiral staircase, and a corkscrew?
wedge
lever
screw
inclined plane
Bill wants to lift a 30-pound box up to the second floor of the barn. Which simple machine would be LEAST likely chosen to do this work?
wheel
screw
inclined plane
pulley
What simple machine is used to raise the flag each day?
lever
screw
pulley
inclined plane
Simple machines are used because they .
make our arms longer
make new energy from air
do not use electricity
The handle that turns the pencil sharpener is which simple machine?
a wheel and axle
lever
pulley
inclined plane
Billy uses a knife to cut an apple in half. What type of simple machine is the knife blade when it is used to cut the apple?
lever
pulley
screw
wedge
What combination of simple machines is the worker using to move these boxes into the truck?
gears and an inclined plane
lever and wheel and axle
pulley and inclined plane
inclined plane and wheel and axle
Pretend you have 4 balls of different sizes. Their masses are 100g, 200g, 300g, and 400g. If you threw each of them with equal force, which one would accelerate the most?
the 100g ball
the 200g ball
the 300g ball
the 400g ball
An object's ________ and the amount of force exerted on the object affect its speed and motion.
color
size
owner
location
A car, a bicycle, a motorcycle, and a bus are all stopped at a stop sign. Which one needs the least force applied to it to start moving again?
bicycle
bus
car
motorcycle
Jill shoots a basketball but it falls short of the hoop. Which should Jill do to make a score from the same place?
use less force on the ball
use more pull on the ball
use more force on the ball
use less energy on the ball
A boy is pushing a box across the floor. He begins using less force to push the box. What would you expect to happen?
The box will move slower.
The box will move at the same speed.
The box will move faster.
The box will stop.
Tina kicks a ball 2 feet. John kicks the same ball 4 feet. Amy kicks the same ball 6 feet. Keisha kicks the same ball 8 feet. Who most likely applied the greatest amount of force?
Tina
John
Amy
Keisha
A man needs to push his car off the road, but it moves very slowly. What would be the best way to get the car to move faster?
Pull the car instead of pushing it.
Push the car in the opposite direction.
Get two people to push the car instead of one person.
Push the car with his hands higher up on the back window.
The force that pulls objects towards each other is known as .
Push
Friction
Potential Energy
The force that keeps a communications satellite in orbit around Earth is
gravity.
friction.
magnetism.
electricity.
Which describes what will happen to the book if the person releases it?
It will be pulled by a force.
It will be pushed by friction.
It will experience magnetic attraction.
It will experience an increase in weight.
