Simple and Compound Machines Quiz

What is a simple machine?

• A machine that does work with only one movement of the machine

• A combination of two or more simple machines

• A machine that requires electricity to operate

• A device that stores energy

What is a compound machine?

• A machine that does work with only one movement of the machine

• A combination of two or more simple machines

• A device that stores energy

• A machine that requires electricity to operate

Work is defined as force applied through a what?

• Distance

• Time

• Speed

• Energy

Which of the following is NOT a factor that a machine can change?

• Increase speed

• Change the direction of the force

• Increase the force

• Decrease the mass

Which of the following is an example of a lever?

• Rake

• Bicycle

• Flagpole

• Lightbulb

Energy is the ability to do what?

• Cause change

• Store information

• Create matter

• Generate heat

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What is kinetic energy?

• The energy a moving object has because of its motion

• Stored energy due to the interactions between objects

• Energy that can be converted from kinetic energy

• The rate at which energy is converted from one form to another

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What is potential energy?

• The energy a moving object has because of its motion

• Stored energy due to the interactions between objects

• Energy that can be converted from kinetic energy

• The rate at which energy is converted from one form to another

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What is the Law of Conservation?

• Energy can be created or destroyed

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed

• Energy is always in motion

• Energy is stored in objects

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Energy can be _______ from one form to another.

• Transformed

• Destroyed

• Created

• Lost

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