Name that Simple Machine
Name that Force
Forces
Simple Machines
Fun Facts
100

You turn this simple machine to make it work. It can fasten or hold things together

Screws

100

The force that pulls things towards the ground

Gravity
100

True or false: moving an object away from you is a pull

false, moving an object away from you is a push

100

Name all 6 simple machines

Ramp/inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, lever

100

True of false: a cross between a bison and a cow is called a beefalo. Farmers breed them for meat production.

True

200

A simple machine that allows a wagon to move

wheel and axle
200

The force when two things rub together.

Friction

200

Name 2 examples of pulls

answers vary, but should all be objects moving towards you

200

What simple machines can be found in a wheel barrow

wheel and axle, lever

200

What is the largest LAND mammal?

Elephants

300

A simple machine that can make it easier to raise and lower objects using a slanted surface

ramp/inclined plane

300

A force that humans cannot control

force of nature

300

A boat floating on water is an example of which type of force?

Buoyancy

300

What three things do all pulleys have?

Wheel, Rope/cable, load

300

True or false: human teeth are as strong as shark teeth

True

400
The simple machine that is used to raise the flag on a flag pole

Pulley

400

Force present during tug-of-war.

Muscular Force
400

What force allows us to brake/stop a bike or a car?

friction

400

What are the three parts all levers have?

Fulcrum, Load, Effort

400

Does the planet Venus spin clockwise, or counterclockwise 

Clockwise