Simple Machines Review

Which of the following does a simple machine do?

• let you apply less force over a longer distance

• reduce the amount of force needed to do work
• change the direction of the applied force
• all of the above

What is a machine?

• something that is mechanical

• something that makes work easier

• a robot

• a car

What is a lever?

• a wheel that holds a rope or cable

• a larger wheel and a smaller axle that move together

• a bar that moves on a fulcrum

• a flat, slanted surface

What is a pulley?

• a wheel that holds a rope or cable

• a larger wheel and a smaller axle that move together

• a bar that moves on a fulcrum

• a flat, slanted surface

What is a wheel and axle?

• a wheel that holds a rope or cable

• a bar that moves on a fulcrum

• a flat, slanted surface

• a larger wheel and a smaller axle that move together

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What is an inclined plane?

• a bar that moves on a fulcrum

• a flat, slanted surface

• a larger wheel and a smaller axle that move together

• a wheel that holds a rope or cable

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What is a wedge?

• two inclined planes used to split objects

• an incline plane wrapped around a rod

• a bar that moves on a fulcrum

• a flat, slanted surface

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What is a screw?

• two inclined planes used to split objects

• an incline plane wrapped around a rod

• a bar that moves on a fulcrum

• a flat, slanted surface

Which of the following is NOT a type of simple machine?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Inclined Plane

• Battery

What is a compound machine?

• something that is made of a screw and a lever

• a simple machine that is hard to use

• something made of two or more simple machines

• a bike