SIMPLE MACHINES WORKSHEET

1. What type of simple machine is found on a water bottle cap? 
a. lever b. pulley c. wheel and axle d. screw 
2. How is a wedge like an inclined plane? How is it different? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 
3. On which type of simple machine would you find a fulcrum? Explain what a fulcrum is. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 
4. Which is an example of a wheel and axle? 
a. shovel b. water faucet knob c. seesaw d. crow bar 

List two examples of each type of simple machine.
 Inclined Plane 1. __________________________________________________ 
 2. __________________________________________________ 
Wedge 1. __________________________________________________ 
 2. __________________________________________________ 
Screw 1. __________________________________________________ 
 2. __________________________________________________
 Lever 1. __________________________________________________ 
 2. __________________________________________________ 
Pulley 1. __________________________________________________ 
 2. __________________________________________________ 
Wheel and Axle 
 1. __________________________________________________ 
 2. __________________________________________________ 

Choose the best answer for each multiple choice question. 
Write the best answer on the line. 
1. Which is not a type of simple machine?
 a. spring b. screw c. pulley d. wedge 
 _________ 
2. Work is... 
a. energy from the sun b. a force that moves an object b. a type of machine d. a force that pulls you towards the Earth 
 _________ 
3. What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar? 
a. lever b. inclined plane c. screw d. wheel and axle
 _________ 
4. What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
 a. fulton b. fulcrum c. furmen d. falcon
 _________
 5. What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub? 
a. screw b. inclined plane c. wedge d. pulley
 _________ 
6. Which of these is an example of a wedge? 
a. skateboard b. broom c. stairs d. butter knife 
 _________ 
7. A screw is made up of ____ wrapped around a post or rod. 
a. treads b. springs c. threads d. strings

8. Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane? 
a. ladder b. stairs c. wall d. driveway _________
 
9. Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work? 
a. a boy runs across a football field b. a banker counts money c. a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp into a building d. a girl eats a sandwich _________

10. Jan is using a screwdriver to insert a screw. The screwdriver is being used as... 
a. a pulley b. a screw c. a lever d. a wheel and axle _________ 

11. Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can. The screwdriver is being used as... 
a. a pulley b. an inclined plane c. a screw d. a lever _________ 

12. Which is a characteristic of simple machines? 
a. They run on electricity. b. They take a long time to make. c. They have few or no moving parts. d. They are not very large. _________ 

13. Which type of simple machine would be found on the bottom of a wagon. 
a. a pulley b. a screw c. a wedge d. a wheel and axle


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