Simple Machines And Complex Machines

10 Questions | By Angsanaling

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This quiz is aimed to test Year 6 pupils on the understanding of simple machines and complex machines.

Questions and Answers

1.

Which of the following is not true?

Discuss
- A.
  
  Lever - to carry or move heavy objects easily
- B.
  
  Wheel and axle - to cut or separate objects
- C.
  
  Pulley - to lift objects to a higher place
- D.
  
  Gear - to move objects easily
2.

Diagram below shows a tool. What are the simple machines found in the tool?
- A.
  
  Lever and screw
- B.
  
  Lever and wedge
- C.
  
  Wedge and screw
- D.
  
  Lever and inclined plane
3.

Diagram below shows the uses of simple machines. What are the simple machines found in the diagram? I Screw II Pulley III Inclined plane IV Wheel and axle
- A.
  
  I and II
- B.
  
  I and IV
- C.
  
  II and III
- D.
  
  III and IV
4.

Diagram below shows two uses of simple machines. What are X and Y?
- A.
  
  X - Inclined plane, Y - Pulley
- B.
  
  X - Wedge, Y - Pulley
- C.
  
  X - Wheel and axle, Y - Lever
- D.
  
  X - Wedge, Y - Wheel and axle
5.

Fixing a screw into a wooden plank using a screw driver shows the use of a simple machine called
- A.
  
  Wheel and axle
- B.
  
  Wedge
- C.
  
  Lever
- D.
  
  Gear
6.

What is a machine?
- A.
  
  Any instrument invented by humans
- B.
  
  Any instrument that uses a motor to function
- C.
  
  Any instrument that helps us to do work easily
- D.
  
  Any instrument that helps us move from a place to another place
7.

Diagram below shows a crane lifting an object. The crane shown in the diagram above uses
- A.
  
  Fixed and movable pulleys
- B.
  
  A wheel and axle
- C.
  
  A movable pulley
- D.
  
  A fixed pulley
8.

A pair of scissor is a complex machine because it uses more than one simple machine to work. What are the simple machines used? I Gear II Inclined plane III Lever IV Wedge
- A.
  
  I and III
- B.
  
  I and IV
- C.
  
  II and IV
- D.
  
  III and IV
9.

Which of the following shows the use of a lever?
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
10.

Which of the following objects have the application of screw and gear?
- A.
  
  Paper cutter
- B.
  
  Scissors
- C.
  
  Watch
- D.
  
  Wheelbarrow

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