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- 1. Match
Match the following Newton's First Law of Motion
catapult
a device invented to raise water
Archimedian screw
a machine capable of launching heaby objects
Law of Acceleration
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Law of Inertia
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Law of Action & Reaction
- 2. Drag and Drop
Between the 18th & 19th centuries, the (a) began in Europe & spread to North America.
Industrial RevolutionAge of Renaissance - 3. Drag and Drop
(a) discovered the laws of levers and pulleys.
ArchimedesGalileo - 4. Drag and Drop
The 3rd Law of Motion states that for every (a) there is an equal and opposite (b) .
actionreactionacceleration - 5. Drop Down
The 2nd Law of Motion states that acceleration produced by a (a) on a body is directly proportional to the magnitude of the (b) .
forcenet forcereaction - 6. Drop Down
The 1st Law of Motion states an object at rest stays at rest until acted upon by another force; it stays in (a) in a straight line at a (b) speed until acted upon by another force.
motionconstantmagifying - 7. Multiple Choice
His work, "Mechanics", listed 5 devices that could be used to move a load.
Archimedes
Heron of Alexandria
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where were wheeled vehicles first used?
Egypt
Rome
Mesopotamia
China
- 9. Multiple Choice
He is the scientist responsible for the 3 Laws of Motion.
Archimedes
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Heron of Alexandria
- 10. Match
Match the following a wheel that turns readily on an axle
wheel and axle
an inclined plane wound around a cylinder
screw
a double inclined plane
wedge
a wheel rigidly fixed to an axle
lever
a rigid bar that is free to rotate about a point called a fulcrum
pulley
- 11. Drop Down
Simple machines may be classified into 2 groups: (a) .
levers and inclined planeswheel and axlesscrews and wedges - 12. Drop Down
A (a) is any device that makes doing work easier.
machinepulley - 13. Drop Down
(a) can do more difficult jobs than simple machines alone.
Compound machinesComplicated machine - 14. Drop Down
A compound machine or (a) machine has 2 or more simple machines working together to make work easier.
complexcomplicated - 15. Drop Down
The (a) is a device that allows us to increase the height of an object without lifting it vertically.
inclined planewedge - 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?
screw
wedge
pulley
scissors
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using a machine?
They make doing work easier.
They have few or no moving parts.
They change the distance over which the force is exerted to do work.
They change the direction of the force used to do work.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an inclined plane?
bicycle
pulley
wheel and axle
screw
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