Simple Machines Quiz

Match the simple mechanism to its name

• Pulley

• 
• wheel and axel

• 
• incline plane

• 
• Lever

• 
• screw

• 

An example of a lever is:

• the hammer

• the see-saw

• both of the above

Examples of inclined planes are:

• gliders and rockets

• ramps and wedges

• wheels and axles

An example of a wheel and axle is:

• a screw

• a door knob

• car engines

A pulley system used by mechanics to lift car engines is called a:

• block and tackle

• inclined plane

• third order lever

Another name for the pivot of a lever is the:

• torque

• turning angle

• fulcrum

The load in a lever is the:

• focus of muscular contraction

• weight to be moved

• pivot point of the lever

The effort of a lever is the:

• exertion of muscular activity

• weight to be moved

• turning point

An example of a first order lever with effort, fulcrum and load in that order is:

• scissors

• a bottle opener

• a fishing rod

An example of a second order lever with fulcrum, load and effort in that order is:

• a hammer pulling out a nail

• a wheelbarrow

• a shovel shifting soil