Inclined Planes Quiz

Match definitions to vocabulary term

• Inclined plane

• 1. A device with few or no moving parts
                 that helps you do work

• Load

• A force that opposes motion

• Force

• A force that attracts objects to each other

• Gravity

• Ramp

• Simple machine

• A push or pull

Using the inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to lift the boxes while increasing the-

• mass of the boxes

• surface area of the boxes

• pull of gravity on the boxes

• distance the boxes must move

To make it easier to push a wheelbarrow full of heavy stones up a few stairs, you could use an ​ (a)   .

• inclined plane
• spring scale
• force

The advantage of using an inclined plane is to reduce the-

• force needed to lift heavy objects

• time needed to load many objects

• work being done while moving objects

• amount of friction that affects objects

Which of the following decreases when an object is moved using an inclined plane?

• The distance the object moves

• The pull of gravity on the object

• The force needed to move the object

• The amount of space the object occupies

A flat, sloped surface

• Wall
• Ramp
• Stairs
• Ceiling

In order to change the motion of an object, you need ​ (a)   . This can be measured using a ​ (b)   in the unit of newtons.

• force
• spring scale
• velocity
• mass
• distance

What is the disadvantage of using an inclined plane to lift a heavy object?

• The object must be moved a greater distance

• It takes less effort to move the object

• Many objects are difficult to lift straight up

• Heavy objects usually take up more space

A force between two surfaces rubbing against each other; works against motion

Jerry traveled 5 meters in 10 minutes. Plot the distance and time on this graph.