Online Test — Simple Machines
10 Questions • 12 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 10
medium
Using a tool to lift a heavy load with less force is an example of a machine making work…
Easier
Heavier
Hotter
Louder
Explanation: Machines reduce the force we need.
Question 2 of 10
easy
A staircase is an everyday example of an…
Lever only
Pulley
Inclined plane
Wheel only
Explanation: Stairs are a kind of inclined plane.
Question 3 of 10
easy
A ramp helps us move a heavy box into a truck using…
More force
Less force
No box
Only a rope
Explanation: A ramp lets us push loads up with less force.
Question 4 of 10
medium
A pulley makes lifting easier partly by changing the ___ of the force.
Sound
Colour
Direction
Smell
Explanation: A pulley lets us pull down to lift a load up.
Question 5 of 10
easy
A wheel with a rope over it used to lift loads is a…
Ramp
Lever
Wedge
Pulley
Explanation: A pulley uses a wheel and rope to lift loads.
Question 6 of 10
medium
A bottle opener that lifts a cap works as a…
Wheel
Pulley
Lever
Ramp
Explanation: A bottle opener acts as a lever.
Question 7 of 10
easy
A stiff bar that turns on a fixed point to lift loads is a…
Pulley
Lever
Wedge
Screw
Explanation: A lever is a bar that turns on a fixed point.
Question 8 of 10
medium
A lever helps us lift a heavy load using…
More force
Less force
No effort and no fulcrum
Only heat
Explanation: A lever lets us lift heavy loads with less force.
Question 9 of 10
medium
A wedge is used mainly to…
Cut or split things
Lift weights up high
Roll loads
Store water
Explanation: Wedges cut and split objects apart.
Question 10 of 10
medium
The six simple machines include the lever, the pulley and the…
Fridge
Television
Computer
Inclined plane
Explanation: The inclined plane is one of the simple machines.