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1.) The object or objects that you want to move is called a _______. Simple machines make moving this ______ easier.
- a.) load 
- b.) fulcrum 
- c.) pulley

2.) The following objects ALL have one simple machine in common that helps them move – Car, bike, train. That simple machine is the ____________.
- a.) inclined plane 
- b.) screw 
- c.) wheel and axle

3.) A gear is just like a wheel and axle in many ways, but one of the key differences is that a gear has ______ around the outer rim.
 - a.) fulcrums 
- b.) spokes 
- c.) teeth

4.) If a person in a wheelchair wanted to get from the first floor of a building to a second floor of a building, but the elevator was broken, that person would use a(n) _________.

5.) A screw is a cylinder with a(n) ___________ wrapped around it.
- a.) inclined plane 
- b.) rope 
- c.) pulley string

Great job! I bet you all did very well on that quiz. If you want to do one more activity, click below to listen to Mr. Mapel talk about simple machines in his own life! Click on the bike first to hear the story, and then click on the Rubik's cube to solve the puzzle. Only click once (don't double-click), otherwise the audio might play twice at the same time! If that happens, just refresh the page.

 

CLICK THE BIKE TO HEAR MR. MAPEL'S STORY

CLICK THE RUBIKS CUBE AFTER TO HEAR THE ANSWER

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