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    Name_____________________________

    Examination__________

    Grade/Section____________

    Date

    of

    Direction: Read the items carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
    1. Which is an example of a wedge?
    a. a doorknob
    b. a clock
    c. a zipper
    d. a light bulb
    2.
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    3.

    4.

    5.

    6.

    7.

    A stiff bar that moves about a fixed point is a....


    fulcrum
    wedge
    wheel and axle
    inclined plane
    The high gear on a bike has the following effect
    a. Makes it easier to go up hill as you don't need to apply as much force
    b. Makes you move faster but requires more effort
    c. Makes you move faster but requries less effort
    d. Makes it easier to go uphill but requires more effort to go uphill
    e. All of the above
    A wedge:
    a. uses a wheel and axel to help move objects
    b. is an inclined plane wrapped around an axel
    c. is made up of two inclined planes
    d. has a lever arm and a fulcrum
    When riding uphill on a bike to make the work easier you should use which
    gear?
    a. High Gear
    b. Low Gear
    c. It does not matter
    d. All of the above
    A screw:
    a. uses a wheel and axle to help move objects
    b. uses a bar to lift heavy objects
    c. made of two inclined planes
    d. an inclined plane wrapped around an axle
    A wheel and axle:
    a. help to move objects when a wheel turns around a rod
    b. is made up of two inclined planes
    c. is a wheel with a groove for a rope
    d. is used to lift heavy objects

    8. What is the best tool to pry a nail from a piece of wood?


    a. A lever such a claw ended hammer

    b. A pulley system
    c. A wheel and axle such as a wagon
    d. An inclined plane such as ramp
    e. None of the above
    9. How can you create a compound machine?
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    By adding more wheels to a pulley system


    By combining two or more simple machines
    By exerting more force to an object
    None of the above

    10. An inclined plane:


    a. uses a bar used to lift heavy objects
    b. is a ramp
    c. is made up of two inclined planes
    d. has a lever arm and a fulcrum
    11. A pulley is:
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    a bar used to lift heavy objects


    a wheel with a groove for a rope
    made of two inclined planes
    has a lever arm and a fulcrum

    12. Which is an example of a wheel and axle?


    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.

    Hammer
    Screwdriver
    Wagon
    Ramp
    Flag Pole

    13. A _____________ is a machine used to hold two objects together.


    a. pulley
    b. lever
    c. inclined plane
    d. screw
    14. What tool would be best to use to lift a heavy load, like a washing machine?
    a. Wedge
    b. Lever
    c. Wheel and axle

    d. Screw
    15. Which simple machine turns a Ferris wheel?
    a. pulley
    b. wedge
    c. inclined plane
    d. wheel and axle
    16. What are two examples of an inclined plane?
    a. lever and screw
    b. screw and wedge
    c. wedge and lever
    17.

    Which

    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    type

    of

    machine

    simple
    compound
    wheel and axle
    screw

    18. Which pair of objects shows two simple machines?

    a.

    is

    bicycle?

    b.

    c.

    d.

    19. The tools shown are a combination of which two simple machines?
    a.

    lever and screw

    b.

    wedge and lever

    c.

    screw and pulley

    d.

    pulley and wedge

    20. Blake placed a ruler on the edge of his desk so that part was extended past the
    edge. He placed a ball of paper on one side and then hit the other side causing the
    paper
    ball
    to
    launch
    into
    the
    air.
    In this example, the edge of the desk could best be described as:
    a. fulcrum
    b. load
    c. effort
    d. mechanical advantage

    e. efficiency
    21.

    broom

    is

    what

    type

    of

    simple

    machine?

    a. screw
    b. pulley
    c. lever
    d. wedge
    22. The part of the screw that wraps around the cylinder is called the:
    a. Pitch
    b. Thread
    c. Treads
    d. Inclined Plane

    23.

    zipper

    is

    an

    example

    of

    which

    simple

    machine?

    a. screw
    b. pulley
    c. wedge
    d. lever
    24. What is the purpose of a simple machine?
    a. So we can do less work
    b. To create energy
    c. To make work easier
    d. To create friction
    25. How can you create a compound machine?
    a. By adding more wheels to a pulley system
    b. By combining two or more simple machines
    c. By exerting more force to an object
    d. None of the above

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