Simple Machines

A seesaw is an example of a _______

• wedge

• pulley

• lever

• wheel and axle

We use this simple machine to lift or lower something heavy

• wedge

• wheel and axle

• inclined plane

• pulley

Simple Machines have ________

• many moving parts

• no moving parts

• few moving parts

• 5 moving parts

A surface that goes from a high level to a low level is a

• inclined plane

• screw

• wheel and axle

• lever

This simple machine is made of two inclined planes

• wedge

• lever

• inclined plane

• wheel and axle

A wheel turns around an _____

• wedge

• pulley

• lever

• axle

A lever is made of a rigid bar and a _____

• wheel

• axle

• fulcrum

• rigid bar

Both, simple and complex machines make work easier.

• True

• False

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Which simple machine would you use to move things across the ground? I would use a ___________to move things across the ground.

• screw

• wheel and axle

• inclined plane

• lever

Imagine you have to make a

simple machine using the materials on the table. Look at the materials and decide which simple machines you will make.

• Inclined plane

• Wedge

• Lever

• wheel and axle

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