Simple Machines
Which of the following is a simple machine?
a. Glue
b. Inclined Plane
c. Snowball
b. Inclined Plane
2 or more simple machines are called
a. Contiguous Machines
b. Campfire Machines
c. Compound Machines
c. Compound Machines
Which of these examples is an inclined plane an example of?
a. Ski hill
b. Flagpole
c. Shovel
a. Ski hill
Where could you find a simple machine on the playground?
a. Sandbox
b. Merry-go-round
c. Lightbulb
b. Merry-go-round, because it is a wheel and axle
Which of the following is a lever?
a. Lamp
b. Lightswich
c. Dry-erase Marker
b. Lightswitch
What simple machine has a fulcrum, effort, and resistance?
a. Pulley
b. Wedge
c. Lever
c. Lever
What is a lever?
a. A tool that helps lift heavy objects
b. A flat surface that rolls objects
c. A wheel that spins
a. A tool that helps lift heavy objects
What are the 6 simple machines?
Wheel and axle, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, screw, and lever
What is an example of a simple machine in a school?
a. Bookshelf
b. TV
c. Scissors
c. Scissors, because a pair of scissors has 2 levers
A ski hill is which simple machine?
a. Wedge
b. Inclined Plane
c. Lever
b. Inclined plane
What is correct?
a. A Wheelbarrow is a lever
b. A wheelbarrow is a water bottle
c. A wheelbarrow is a notebook
a. A wheelbarrow is a lever
Which of these are wedges?
a. Soccer ball rolling on grass
b. Snow shovel slicing through the snow
c. Bridge over a river
b. Snow shovel slicing through snow
What is the difference between a simple and a complex machine?
A complex machine is multiple simple machines
What simple machine would a stapler be?
a. Inclined Plane
b. Lever
c. Pulley
b. Lever
Which of these would be a wheel and axle?
a. Phone case
b. Lampshade
c. Bicycle
c. Bicycle
What parts are in a lever
a. France, Germany, Belgium
b. Resistance, Fulcrum, Effort
c. Pulley, Wedge, Inclined Plane
b. Resistance, Fulcrum, Effort
Which simple machine could you use on a flagpole
a. Wedge
b. Inclined Plane
c. Pulley
c. Pulley
Name a simple machine you could find on the playground
a. Slide
b. Computer
c. Magnet
a. Slide
What simple machine would a flagpole be?
a. Inclined Plane
b. Pulley
c. Wedge
b. Pulley
What is an inclined plane that you might use every day?
a. Flagpole
b. Driveway
c. Nightstand
b. Driveway
What is the purpose of a lever?
a. Make moving things easier
b. To make trees grow faster
c. To make book pages turn faster
a. To make moving things easier
Which of these are not simple machines
a. Car engine
b. Pulley
c. Wheel and Axle
a. Car engine
Name a simple machine you could find on the playground
a. Lightbulb
b. Seesaw
c. Ladder
b. Seesaw
What simple machine would a doorstop be?
a. Wedge
b. Inclined Plane
c. Pulley
a. Wedge
A ramp is an example of what simple machine?
a. Pulley
b. Wheel and Axle
c. Inclined Plane
c. Inclined Plane