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Mousetrap Cars

Authored by Christy Rodgers

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Industrial Revolution (1750-1850), society experienced a transition to a __________-based industry.

Steam

Electronics

Machine

Human powered

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Given the power of the steam engine, it was______ machines that made these new tools work.

Simple

Mechanical

Complicated

Steam powered

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In the picture, a simple machine, called a _______ is used to raise a heavy box with considerably less effort than the job would require without the tool.

Lever

Pry Bar

Wood Plank

Teeter Totter

4.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Mechanical Advantage = Output Force /Input Force

So if the output is 50 and the input is 5, then what is the Mechanical Advantage?

(a)  

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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There are six simple machines. Please describe which machine is pictured.

A lever consists of a beam that pivots about a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.

The wheel and axle consists of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together.

A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt.

An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat surface tilted at an angle.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the six simple machines is pictured here?

A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, and is derived from the inclined plane.

The wheel and axle consists of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together.

A lever consists of a beam that pivots about a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.

A screw is essentially an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the six simple machines is this?

The wheel and axle consists of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together

An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat surface tilted at an angle.

A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt.

A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, and is derived from the inclined plane.

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