Simple Machines Summative Assessment

Name:_____________________________________
Date:________________

Word Bank

Simple Machine Wheel & Axle Pulley

Ramp Screw

Engineer Design Process Lever Design

Wedge

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1. Purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action,
fact, or material is called a _________________.
2. A slope or inclined plane for joining two different levels is called a
__________________.
3. A rigid bar resting on a pivot is called a _______________.
4. A simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a 1.
A device that makes a task easier that has few or no more than one moving part is
called a _________________.
5. A simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a
wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened is called a _________________.
6. A piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to
a thin edge that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or
separate them is called a __________________.
7. A wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the
direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to
raise heavy weights is called a _________________.
8. A short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around
it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces
wood or other material and is held tightly in place is called a ___________________.
9. A series of steps that guide engineering teams as they solve problems is called a
___________________.

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Pulley

Ramp

Lever

Wheel & Axle

Screw

Wedge

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