Simple Machines Science Olympiad

Which simple machine is made up of two parts and can be found on bikes, wagons and wheelbarrows?

• wheel and axle

• inclined plane

• lever

• screw

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What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?

• pushing a heavy load

• lifting a heavy load

• dividing a heavy load

• holding a small load

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This picture is an example of a _________.

• pulley

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• screw

This type of simple machine uses a wheel to change the direction of a force.

• wedge

• lever

• pulley

• screw

All simple machines help make work _________.

• harder

• smaller

• lighter

• easier

This simple machine allowed Elijah to lift a heavy rock.

• wedge

• lever

• screw

• inclined plane

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Simple machines can change the amount of_______ needed to do work.

• gravity

• people

• force

• pulley

This simple machine helps force objects apart.

• wedge

• lever

• pulley

• inclined plane

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This type of simple machine has a slanted surface.

• wedge

• screw

• pulley

• inclined plane

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A catapult is which type of simple machine?

• a wedge

• a lever

• a screw

• an inclined plane

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