Types of Simple Machines

A slide would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Lever

• Inclined plane

• Wheel and axle

• Wedge

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A crane would be an example of which type of simple machine?

• Wedge

• Wheel and axle

• Pulley

• Lever

Compound machines consist of two or more simple machines combined together to make work easier and increase the mechanical advantage. What two simple machines are used in a pair of scissors?

• Lever and a wheel/ axle

• Screw and a wedge

• Wedge and a lever

• Pulley and a lever

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An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 

• lever

• pulley

• screw

• wedge 

Compound machines consist of two or more simple machines combined together to make work easier and increase the mechanical advantage. What two simple machines are used in a wheelbarrow?

• Wheel/ axle and a lever

• Lever and a wedge

• Wheel/ axle and a screw

• Inclined plane and a lever

Answer explanation

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The fixed point around which a lever rotates is know as the

• wheel.

• fulcrum.

• input force.

• output force.

A simple machine that splits an object apart is a _______.

• inclined plane

• fulcrum

• wedge

• lever

What is this simple machine?

• Inclined Plane

• Lever

• Gear

• Wheel and axle

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Types of simple machines

• Wheel, lever, pulley and inclined earth

• Chair, lever, pulley

• Wheel, arrow and inclined circule

• Wheel and axle, lever, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw

Which of the following is a type of simple machine that consists of a wheel with a rope or chain wrapped around it?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Inclined Plane

• Wedge

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