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Grade 8 Simple Machines
An object being lifted or moved by a machine is
  1. a fulcrum.
  2. a load.
  3. work.
  4. force.
  5. friction.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What type of simple machine is a mountain road?
  1. lever
  2. wedge
  3. inclined plane
  4. wheel and axle
Grade 3 Simple Machines
A slide is an example of a(n)                .
  1. wedge
  2. inclined plane
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Lexie twists the cap off the bottle of juice. What type of simple machine is the cap?
  1. screw
  2. pulley
  3. wheel and axle
  4. inclined plane
Grade 5 Simple Machines
In a lever (all classes of levers) the force needed will be smaller, and the work will be easier, if we do which of the following?
  1. Move the load closer to the fulcrum.
  2. Move the load away from the fulcrum.
  3. The distance from the fulcrum does not matter.
Grade 3 Simple Machines

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A screw is actually another simple machine. Which one?
  1. lever
  2. wheel and axle
  3. inclined plane
  4. pulley
Grade 6 Simple Machines
In a Class 1 Lever (like a seesaw), the movement of the effort is
  1. opposite to the direction of the load.
  2. in the same direction as the load.
  3. independent of the direction of load.
  4. perpendicular to the direction of the load.
Grade 4 Simple Machines
Which type of machine is a bicycle?
Spring - Bicycle
  1. simple
  2. compound
Grade 5 Simple Machines
How does a simple machine make work easier?
  1. requires less time
  2. requires less force
  3. requires less money
  4. requires less movement
Grade 5 Simple Machines
How can you create a compound machine?
  1. By adding more wheels to a pulley system
  2. By combining two or more simple machines
  3. By exerting more force to an object
  4. None of the above
Grade 8 Simple Machines
The ratio of output force to input force is known as                     .
  1. power
  2. mechanical advantage
  3. efficiency
  4. pressure
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Which is an example of a wedge?
  1. a doorknob
  2. a clock
  3. a zipper
  4. a light bulb
Grade 1 Simple Machines
A broom is what type of simple machine?

Broom
  1. screw
  2. pulley
  3. lever
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Which of the following best explains why lifting a heavy object with a single fixed pulley and rope makes the task seem easier?
  1. Less force is needed to lift the object.
  2. Less work is done when moving the object.
  3. The direction of the force required to lift the object is changed.
  4. The force needed to move the object is applied over a greater distance.
Grade 4 Simple Machines
If friction is ignored, which pulley requires more effort force to lift the bucket?

AMovable Pulley
BFixed Pulley
  1. Pulley A
  2. Pulley B
  3. Pulley A and B will require the same effort
Grade 6 Simple Machines
The decrease in effort that is needed to move an object is called                     .
  1. simple machine
  2. mechanical advantage
  3. work
  4. compound machine
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