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Simple Machines Test

The document contains a test on simple machines with multiple choice and short answer questions. It tests knowledge of terms like work, energy, and load. It also asks students to identify examples of simple machines like levers, wedges, screws, and pulleys. Diagrams and definitions of simple machines are provided as review material.

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Simple Machines Test

Science
Kleinburg Public School
Part One : Definitions
Write the definition for each term: ( 8 MARKS)
Work:__________________________________________________________________
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Energy:_________________________________________________________________
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Load:___________________________________________________________________
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Effort:__________________________________________________________________
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Part Two : True or false ( 8 MARKS)
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

1) Simple machines are tools that make work easier.


2) Simple machines have many complex parts.
3) Simple machines require no energy to do work.
4) Simple machines do work with one movement.
5) Simple machines give us an advantage by changing the amount, speed or
direction of forces.
6) Simple machines require a much greater force to overcome a smaller force.
7) The amount of effort saved when using a simple machine is called the
simplification equilibrification equation.
8) MA means mechanical advantage.

Part Three: What is a simple Machine? ( 6 MARKS)


Name the two groups of simple machines and provide three examples of each:
Group 1 ______________
*_____________________
*_____________________
*_____________________
Group 2_______________
*_____________________
*_____________________
*_____________________

1.)Ramp ( 6 MARKS)
A ramp (inclined plane) helps us to move heavy objects more easily. We use less
force. Friction is one problem encountered in using a ramp to move heavy objects.

List two trade-offs for using a ramp or inclined plane:


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Provide four examples of ramps or inclined planes.
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2.)Wedge ( 5 MARKS)
A wedge consists of two back-to-back inclined planes. A wedge looks like an inclined
plane but it works differently. It can either hold things together, as in a
doorstop or nail, or it can split things apart, as in an axe or chisel.
List one trade-off for using a wedge

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Provide four examples of a wedge ( not those listed above)
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3.) Screw ( 6 MARKS)


A screw is an inclined plane wound about a nail. The ridges are called the thread of a
screw. These threads cut a groove in the wood as you turn the screw, making it hold
very tightly. To remove a screw you have to turn in the opposite direction with a
screwdriver. It is very difficult to remove a screw by pulling it straight out. As with
any inclined plane used as a simple machine, the force required is less but the
distance travelled is greater.

List two trade-offs for using a screw


_______________________________________________________________________
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Provide four examples of a screw ( not those listed above)
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4.) Lever ( 9 MARKS)
The lever is a bar that turns on a point called a fulcrum.
The secret of the lever is the increased distance over
which the force moves, i.e., the arm length of the lever, which is determined by the
position of the fulcrum (pivot). It is the same principle as the inclined plane - the
greater the distance over which the force must be applied, the smaller the
force required to do the work (lift the load).

Complete the chart for each class of lever, by indicating the location of the fulcrum,
one example of each class of lever, and one trade-off. ( make diagrams if necessary)
Class of Lever Location of
Example of lever Trade _off
Fulcrum

1rst class

2nd class

3rd class

5)A wheel and axle ( 5 MARKS)


A wheel and axle is a lever that is able to rotate through a complete circle (360 degrees ).
The circle turned by the wheel is much larger than the circle turned by the axle. The
increased distance over which the force is applied as the wheel turns results in a more
powerful force on the axle, which moves a shorter distance.
List a trade-off for using a wheel and axle
_______________________________________________________________________
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Provide four examples of a wheel and axle.
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6.Pulleys

( 8 MARKS)

Pulleys are wheels with grooves around the rim. The pulley turns as a string moves
over the wheel and a load is raised as the string is pulled.

Complete the chart for each type of pulley by indicating the trade-off
Type of Pulley
Single pulley

Characteristics
*reverses the direction of
the force

Trade-off

Combination pulley *reverses the direction of


the force
* two or more pulleys
connected together
Fixed Pulley

*may be single or
combination
*makes work easier by
changing direction of
applied force

Moveable Pulley

*may be single or
combination
* a pulley that moves
with the load

Provide four examples of pulleys.


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Just for fun and bonus marks
1.)Find the names of following simple machines hidden amongst the letters below:
seesaw, ramp, wedge, lever, axle, wheel, screw, gear, pulley
Draw a line around each word as you find it. ( 2 bonus marks, but you have to find them all)

2. Circle the fulcrum of the (lever) that you think would balance. ( 1 bonus mark)

3. From the wordbox below, choose the correct words to complete the following
sentences. Write your answers on the lines provided. ( 1 BONUS MARK)

lever

seesaw

pulley

square

circle

screw

axle

radio

cotton

car

wheel

ramp

inclined plane

swing

gear

scissors

Ant is to insect as seesaw is to ______________ .


Tread is to tire as thread is to ______________.
Carrot is to vegetable as screw is to ______________.
Circle is to ring as slope is to ______________.
Knife is to fork as wheel is to _______________.

Test mark
Bonus
Total

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61

Test based on review materials located on web-site listed below


The test can be quickly marked using the review material.
http://www.camillasenior.homestead.com/Review_Simple_Machines.pdf

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