The questions
- 1
What simple machine is this seesaw?
- A lever
- A pulley
- A screw
- A wedge
Answer: A lever
- 2
What simple machine is this?
- A lever
- A pulley
- A screw
- A wedge
Answer: A pulley
- 3
What simple machine is a skate ramp like this?
- A pulley
- A screw
- A wheel and axle
- An inclined plane
Answer: An inclined plane
- 4
What simple machine is this axe blade?
- A lever
- A pulley
- A wedge
- A wheel and axle
Answer: A wedge
- 5
What simple machine is this?
- A lever
- A pulley
- A screw
- A wedge
Answer: A screw
- 6
What simple machine is on this bike?
- A pulley
- A screw
- A wedge
- A wheel and axle
Answer: A wheel and axle
- 7
What simple machine is this crane hook using?
- A pulley system
- A screw
- A seesaw
- A wedge
Answer: A pulley system
- 8
What simple machine is a wheelbarrow?
- A lever, with a wheel
- A pulley, with a rope
- A screw, with a handle
- A wedge, with a wheel
Answer: A lever, with a wheel
- 9
What simple machine is a knife blade?
- A pulley, for lifting
- A screw, for holding
- A wedge, for cutting
- A wheel, for rolling
Answer: A wedge, for cutting
- 10
What simple machine is a door handle that turns?
- A pulley, to lift the door
- A ramp, to slide the door
- A wedge, to split the door
- A wheel and axle, to pull back the latch
Answer: A wheel and axle, to pull back the latch
- 11
What simple machine is a jar lid?
- A lever, that pushes things up
- A pulley, that lifts things
- A screw, that turns to close
- A wedge, that splits things
Answer: A screw, that turns to close
- 12
How many simple machines are there?
- Four
- Six
- Ten
- Two
Answer: Six
- 13
Why do we use simple machines?
- To make noise
- To make work easier
- To make work harder
- To use more energy
Answer: To make work easier
- 14
What is the point where a lever turns called?
- The axle
- The fulcrum
- The handle
- The load
Answer: The fulcrum
- 15
Which simple machine is a slide in the playground?
- A pulley, a rope over a wheel
- A screw, a twisted ramp
- A wedge, a sharp edge
- An inclined plane, a long slope
Answer: An inclined plane, a long slope
- 16
Which simple machine helps bring water up from a well with a bucket?
- A pulley with a rope
- A ramp with a slope
- A screw with a thread
- A wedge with a blade
Answer: A pulley with a rope
- 17
Which simple machine is a pair of scissors?
- Two levers joined together
- Two pulleys joined together
- Two ramps joined together
- Two screws joined together
Answer: Two levers joined together
- 18
Which simple machine is a bottle opener?
- A lever, to lift the cap
- A pulley, to pull the cap
- A wedge, to cut the cap
- A wheel, to roll the cap
Answer: A lever, to lift the cap
- 19
Which simple machine is a nail?
- A lever, with a handle
- A pulley, with a rope
- A wedge, with a point
- A wheel, with an axle
Answer: A wedge, with a point
- 20
Which simple machine is a steering wheel?
- A pulley, a wheel with a rope
- A screw, to hold the car
- A wedge, to cut the road
- A wheel and axle, to turn the front wheels
Answer: A wheel and axle, to turn the front wheels
