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Grade 5 Simple Machines
It has one pulley and part of the load is carried by the pulley making the work easier.
  1. Two Pulleys Together (block and tackle)
  2. Single Fixed Pulley
  3. Single Movable Pulley
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A flag pole uses a pulley to raise the flag.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Look at the lever diagram.

Second Class Lever

Which object is the same class lever as the diagram?
  1. Wheelbarrow
  2. Stairs
  3. Broom
  4. Scissors
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A pair of scissors is known as only a wedge.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Brooms, tongs, pliers, and shovels are all considered to be wedges.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A machine is any device that                    helps us do work                   .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Levers can make work          easier          and give people a              mechanical                          advantage            .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A flag pole has a wheel and axle.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Another word for pivot is           fulcrum          .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A seesaw is an example of what simple machine?
  1. Wedge
  2. Lever
  3. Inclined plane
  4. Screw
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What is a device that changes the direction or the amount of force needed to do work?
  1. acceleration
  2. friction
  3. machine
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A simple machine helps do what?
  1. force
  2. simple machines
  3. work
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A doorknob is an example of what simple machine?
  1. force
  2. work
  3. wheel and axle
  4. screw
Grade 5 Simple Machines
What consists of a flat surface with one end higher than the other?
  1. pulley
  2. inclined plane
  3. lever
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Simple machines are          simple                    tools          used to make         work                     easier          .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
           Compound                       machines            have two or more simple machines working together to make work easier.
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A ramp is an example of what simple machine?
  1. inclined plane
  2. wedge
  3. pulley
  4. screw
Grade 5 Simple Machines
A nail can be hammered into a piece of wood, but a bolt cannot. What simple machine can be found at the point of a nail?
  1. a wheel and axle
  2. an inclined plane
  3. a lever
  4. a wedge
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Machines can          change          the direction of a         force        .
Grade 5 Simple Machines
Name the six simple machines.
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