A wheel with a rope or belt around it. Helps a person lift or move something up, down, or across an area.
screw
pulley
wedge
2. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Often used to hold things together.
inclined plane
screw
wedge
pulley
3. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
This type of machine has only one simple machine
simple machine
compound machine
fixed pulley
4. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
This machine has a sharp edge and helps spread or cut something
wedge
wheel and axle
pulley
screw
5. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A flagpole is an example of what kind of simple machine?
wedge
pulley
incline plane
wheel and axle
6. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A lightbulb is an example of what simple machine?
wedge
pulley
incline plane
screw
7. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A bicycle is an example of what simple machine?
wedge
screw
incline plane
wheel and axle
8. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
The staircase is an example of what simple machine?
wedge
pulley
inclined plane
wheel and axle
9. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
a hammer being used by a person to remove a nail from a piece of wood is an example of what simple machine?
wheel an axle
lever
screw
inclined plane
10. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is not a type of simple machine?
spring
screw
pulley
wedge
12. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A push or a pull that can move an object is a __________.
gear
lever
force
machine
13. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
skateboard
broom
stairs
butter knife
14. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a boy runs across a football field
a banker counts money
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
a girl eats a sandwich
15. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
This simple machine is made up of one or two inclined planes back to back...
lever
wedge
wheel and axle
screw
16. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
A simple machine consisting of a rope or cable that runs around a grooved wheel.
wheel and axle
wedge
pulley
17. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Consists of two or more simple machines.
multiple machine
compound machine
duplex machine
18. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
What simple machine splits the wood?
wedge
wheel and axle
pulley
lever
19. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A screw is an example of a simple machine that would be most useful for
cutting a sandwich
hammering a nail
opening a corked bottle
lifting a rock
20. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
The blade of a shovel acts as one type of machine as it separates soil when it enters the ground. The handle of the shovel acts as a second type of machine when the person using it lifts the soil. What 2 simple machines make up a shovel?
pulley and wedge
screw and inclined plane
lever and pulley
wedge and lever
21. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which simple machine is most like a human arm?
a lever
a wedge
an inclined plane
a screw
22. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
This tool is used to make holes in the ground. When a person turns the handles, the blade cuts the ground to make a hole.
pulley
wheel and axle
lever
screw
23. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A student uses this tool to build a project made from wood. The student uses Part X to remove a nail from the wood. Part X is being used as a
a lever
a screw
an inclined plane
a wheel and axle
24. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
What type of simple machine is the bottle opener?
lever
pulley
wheel and axle
inclined plane
25. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Opening a curtain is an example of what simple machine?