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Simple Machines by Mrs. Slagle

Quiz by Karen Slagle

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    What simple machine is Mrs Slagle using in the photo?
    Question Image
    pulley
    lever
    wedge
    wheel and axle
    30s
  • Q2
    Ryley's parents are moving. They have a heavy piano to move. What do you think would be the best tool for moving a piano to the sixth floor?
    Question Image
    pulley
    wedge
    screw
    wheel and axle
    30s
  • Q3
    Derick's parents are getting a new refrigerator. They delivery men are bringing it tomorrow. An _____________ is a flat surface raised so one end is higher than the other.
    Question Image
    wedge
    screw
    inclined plane
    lever
    30s
  • Q4
    Kevin needs to hang a heavy picture on his bedroom wall. Which simple machine is an inclined plane wrapped into a spiral?
    Question Image
    wheel and axle
    screw
    lever
    pulley
    30s
  • Q5
    What does force mean?
    a machine with few or no moving parts
    a push or pull
    the force that changes the motion of an object
    a tool that makes work easier
    30s
  • Q6
    Joey pulls his book bag over his shoulder. Joey is exerting _________________ on the book bag.
    force
    lever
    machine
    fulcrum
    30s
  • Q7
    Landon pushed on a heavy box, but the box doesn't move. How much work has Landon done?
    a little work
    a lot of work
    too much work
    no work
    30s
  • Q8
    Sa'id leans on the door and it falls open. Is work being done?
    No, because Sa'id didn't mean to open the door.
    Yes, because Sa'id moved the door
    No, because the door didn't move
    Yes, because Sa'id is lazy
    30s
  • Q9
    Aiden used a simple machine to raise the flag on the flagpole. What simple machine uses a wheel and a rope to lift a load?
    Question Image
    wedge
    pulley
    screw
    lever
    30s
  • Q10
    Dominic lost a compound machine and he is now unable to finish his homework. Which of these tools is an example of a compound machine?
    scissors
    crow bar
    broom
    jar lid
    30s
  • Q11
    Alyssa's dad owns a Jeep. On a Jeep, the tires are considered:
    Question Image
    wedges
    inclined planes
    wheels and axles
    screws
    30s
  • Q12
    Every morning Wyatt puts the flag on the flagpole and raises the flag to the very top of the pole. What simple machine on the flagpole makes Wyatt's job of raising the flag easier?
    Question Image
    screw
    pulley
    inclined plane
    wedge
    30s
  • Q13
    Juliana's scissors are cutting a string What are the scissors acting as?
    Question Image
    wedge
    lever
    pulley
    inclined plane
    30s
  • Q14
    Kayla is moving a 150 pound dresser into her dad's moving van. Which machine is making it easier to move the dresser into the van?
    Question Image
    inclined plane
    pulley
    wheel and axle
    screw
    30s
  • Q15
    Evie is twisting the lid onto her water bottle so that the water doesn't spill out? Which simple machine is used when you twist the lid onto it?
    Question Image
    screw
    wedge
    pulley
    inclined plane
    30s

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