How Wel Do You Know Simple Machines?
This quiz lets you see how well you know simple machines.
- 1.What is a simple machine?
- A.
A system made up of subsytems.
- B.
Many machines made up to make one machine.
- C.
A curved piece of glass.
- D.
A tool or device made up of one basic machine.
- 2.Which of these are the definition of a third class lever?
- A.
Has the fulcrum between the load and effort
- B.
Has the effort between the load and fulcrum
- C.
Has the load between the effort and fulcrum
- D.
There is no third class lever
- 3.Which 2 things does a pulley consist of?
- A.
2 wheels/circles
- B.
1 wheel and 1 rope/wire/belt
- C.
1 rope and 1 belt
- D.
1 circle/cylinder and 1 wheel
- 4.A lever consists of 3 main parts...which 3?
- A.
Axel, fulcrum and effort
- B.
Fulcrum, load and stick
- C.
Effort, fulcrum and load
- D.
Side, fulcrum and bar
- 5.A more common name for and inclined plane is...
- A.
A ramp
- B.
A side lift
- C.
A tail gate
- D.
A board
- 6.The inclined plane looks alot like which other simple machine?
- A.
Pulley
- B.
Wheel an axel
- C.
Screw
- D.
Wedge
- 7.Why do we use simple machines?
- A.
So we can watch t.v.
- B.
So we can complete tasks with less effort.
- C.
So that we can have electricity.
- D.
Because it's too hard to use complex machines.
- 8.Inclined planes make work easier but they do create more_____then lifting.
- A.
Friction
- B.
Fear
- C.
Weight
- D.
Steepness
- 9.A wedge can be used to hold things together and...
- A.
Catapolt things
- B.
Move things
- C.
Split things apart
- D.
Crush stuff
- 10.Which of the following is an example of a Simple Machine.
- A.
A staircase
- B.
A door stopper
- C.
A water jug
- D.
A coffee can
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