Simple Machines and Force and Motion Review

1. What is an object that changes a force called?

• force

• simple machine

• motion

• speed

2. Some simple machines change the __________ of the force.

• motion

• direction

• speed

• velocity

3. This simple machine makes work easier by increasing the distance over which a force is used.

• inclined plane

• wedge

• pulley

• lever

4. Which simple machine is made up of two inclined planes?

• wedge

• screw

• lever

• incline plane

5. Which simple machine is a made up of an inclined plan wrapped around a post?

• lever

• wheel & axle

• pulley

• screw

6. Which simple machine is made up of a stiff bar that moves freely on a fixed point?

• incline plane

• wheel & axle

• pulley

• lever

Which simple machine is made up of two cylinders that turn on the same axis?

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wheel & axle

• wedge

Which simple machine is made up of a rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel?

• inclined plane

• pulley

• wedge

• wheel & anxle

What tells an object's location or place?

• Position

• Motion

• Force

• Speed

A change in an object's position compared to the objects around it is called __________________.

• force

• motion

• pulley

• speed