Simple Machines

A simple machine _____.

• uses electricity

• makes work easier

• 
  increases the force you need to move something

 

Which is not a type of simple machines?

• 
  

  Spring

• Pulley

• Wedge

Which of these is an example of a wedge?

• skateboard ramp

• axe

• screw

Which of these is an example of an inclined plane?

• ramp

• water well

• elevator

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Simple machines were first identified by what Greek mathematician and inventor?

• Archimedes

• Isaac Newton

• 
  Wolfgang van Goethe

What simple machine is considered one of the greatest inventions and most used in human history?  (It helps us get to different places quickly.)

• wedge

• screw

• wheel and axle

What is it called when two or more simple machines are used together?

• complicated machine

• comprehensive contraption

• compound machine

What is it called when force is applied to an object, which makes the object move?

• effort

• work

• potential

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What is this simple machine?

• incline plane

• wedge

• pulley

What is this simple machine?

• pulley

• lever

• wedge

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