Simple Machines

Front

What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar? Options: lever, inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle

Back

screw

Front

What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?

Back

fulcrum

Front

What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub? Options: screw, inclined plane, wedge, pulley

Back

inclined plane

Front

Which of these is an example of a wedge? Options: skateboard, broom, stairs, butter knife

Back

butter knife

Front

Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane? Options: ladder, stairs, wall, driveway

Back

wall

Front

Example of using a simple machine to do work:

Back

a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp into a building

Front

A screwdriver is being used to insert a screw. What simple machine is it being used as? Options: a pulley, a screw, a lever, a wheel and axle

Back

a wheel and axle

Front

Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can. The screwdriver is being used as: a pulley, an inclined plane, a screw, a lever.

Back

a lever

Front

Which simple machine is found on the head of an ax? Options: wedge, lever, pulley, screw

Back

wedge

Front

The seesaw is an example of which simple machine? Options: incline plane, wedge, lever, pulley

Back

lever