Simple Machines Review

What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

• lever

What type of simple machine is shown here?

• Pulley

• Wheel and Axle

• Lever

• Wedge

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The lid or cap to a bottle or jar is an example of a ___________________.

• wedge

• lever

• screw

• gear

How do simple machines make work easier?

• By using magic

• By changing the force needed to accomplish a task

• By keeping the force the same

Which is not a type of simple machines?

• spring

• screw

• pulley

• wedge

Which of these is an example of a wedge?

• skateboard

• broom

• stairs

• butter knife

The seesaw is an example of which simple machine?

• incline plane

• wedge

• lever

• pulley

What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw

What simple machine holds things together?

• Wedge

• Screw

• Lever

• Pulley

Simple machines make work easier because they __________________.

• reduce force and/or increase distance

• decrease the amount of work being done

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