Simple Machines Worksheet
A Grade 2 science worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding different types of simple machines and their uses.
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Simple Machines Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of simple machines.
1. Which simple machine helps you lift heavy things by going up a ramp?
Lever
Inclined Plane
Pulley
Wheel and Axle
2. What simple machine is used to cut things, like an axe or a knife?
Screw
Wedge
Lever
Pulley
3. A helps to move things up and down using a rope and a wheel.
4. A screwdriver uses a to turn and hold things together.
5. A seesaw is an example of a lever.
True
False
6. A bicycle wheel is a type of inclined plane.
True
False
7. Name two simple machines you might see on a playground.
8. How does an inclined plane make work easier?
Match each simple machine with its description.
A. Lever
1. A ramp used to move things up.
B. Pulley
2. A stiff bar that rests on a support.
C. Inclined Plane
3. A wheel with a rope to lift things.
9. Look at the image below. What type of simple machine is shown?
10. Look at the image below. What type of simple machine is shown?
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