Simple Machines Quiz

What is movement?

• A change in position or location.

• A type of food.

• A form of art.

• A musical instrument.

List three types of simple machines:

• Lever, Wheel and Axle, Pulley

• Screw, Inclined Plane, Wedge

• Gear, Spring, Magnet

• Lever, Pulley, Gear

Which of the following lists three objects that use simple machines?

• A. Car, Computer, Smartphone

• B. Hammer, Wheelbarrow, Screwdriver

• C. Book, Pen, Table

• D. Chair, Lamp, Carpet

Two ways you can move an object are:

• Pushing and pulling

• Lifting and dropping

• Throwing and catching

• Sliding and rolling

Energy stored in an object is...

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

Energy at work is...

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

A (a)   is a bar on top of a fixed point.

• Lever

• Wheel and axle

• Wedge

An axe is an example of which simple machine?

• Lever

• Wheel and axle

• Wedge

Which simple machine would be helpful for raising a flag?

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Screw