Simple Machines 3-5

How can the lever be balanced?

• add weight to the right side
• move the fulcrum right
• move the heavier weight back

Which is a simple machine?

• baseball bat

• bicycle

• can opener

• car

Which simple machine would most likely used for rolling a cart up three steps?

• lever

• screw

• pulley

• inclined plane

A seesaw is an example of a

• wedge

• lever

• inclined plane

• pulley

Name this simple machine. 

• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge

Name this simple machine. 

• Wheel and Axle
• Lever
• Pulley
• Wedge

A simple machine that is made up of an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder, often used to hold things together is a...

• lever

• screw

• wedge

• pulley

Which of the following is a form of the inclined plane?

• pulley

• screw

• wheel and axle

• lever

Name this simple machine. 

• Pulley
• Wheel and Axle
• Inclined Plane
• Lever

What is an example of an inclined plane?

• crane

• slide

• bike

• see-saw