Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Burgos St., La Paz, Iloilo City

3rd Periodical Test in Science 6

I. Read and understand each question. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
A. similar B. Parallel C. Opposite D. west
2. Which type of friction occurs when solid surfaces slide over each other?
A. rolling B. sliding C. fluid D. static
3. Sally sliding down the slide would be an example of which type of friction?
A. rolling B. sliding C. fluid D. static
4. Is a flat surface whose one end is higher than the other to lift heavy objects with relatively little
effort.
A. inclined plane B. pulley C. screw D. wedge
5. Is a simple machine made up of two inclined planes placed back to back creating a thick base
and a sharp edge.
A. screw B. pulley C. wheel and axle D. wedge
6. Is another simple machine, which consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
A. screw B. pulley C. wheel and axle D. wedge
7. Is a grooved wheel that turns around an axle which is held in place by a mounting bracket. Rope
and wire moves along the wheel's circumference.
A. screw B. pulley C. wheel and axle D. wedge
8. It has the same appearance with a pulley, but is has a wheel that is fixed to the axle, like in the
steering wheel of a car.

A. screw B. pulley C. wheel and axle D. wedge

9. Do work in one movement or a one-type-of-work easing device.
A. simple machine B. washing machineC. factory machine D. welding machine
10. The following are examples of compound machines EXCEPT..
A. bicycles B. scissors C. sewing machine D. crowbar
11. The following are parts of a lever except _________.
A. fulcrum B. resistance C. distance D. effort
12. Simple machines make work easier by trading ________ for force.
A. distance B. work C. motion D. friction
13. Two examples of a pulley...
A. knife & axe blade B. flagpole hoist & window blinds
C. lightbulb & screw D. catapult & teeter totter
14. Which of the following does a simple machine do?
A. allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
B. change the direction of the applied force
C. reduce the amount of force needed to do work
D. all of the above
15. An axe is an example of a ________.
A. lever B. pulley C. screw D. wedge
16. A seesaw is an example of a _______
A. lever B. pulley C. screw D. wedge
17. What type of simple machine is door knob?
A. lever B. wheel and axle C. wedge D. pulley
18. A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects
easier.
A. inclined pane B. wheel and axle C. screw D. pulley
19. What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
A. effort B. resistance C. screw D. fulcrum
20. What two parts might make a pulley?
A. wheel and axle B. wheel and screw C. wheel and wire D. wheel and fulcrum
21. Which of the following statements best describes friction?
A. It is a force that occurs between solids and liquids
B. It is a force that occurs between only on rough surfaces.
C. It is a force that occurs when surfaces touch each other.
D. It is a force that occurs between solids.
22. What force does the brakes on a bicycle produce to stop the bike?
A. motion B. magnetism C. friction D. gravity
23. Didal sits on a grassy slope. Which of these stops him from sliding down?
A. magnetic force B. gravity C. weight D. friction
24. Where is the gravitational force directed as you stand on the floor?
A. backward B. upward C. forward D. downward
25. All objects fall towards the __________ of the earth.
A. sky B. ocean C. center D. side
II. Read and encircle the correct answer.

26. It is the pull of gravity towards the Earth.

Weight force mass

27. It is the amount of matter in an object and is usually measured in kilograms.

Weight mass force

28. It is any kind of push or pulls.

Gravity force friction

29. lever inclined plane screw

30. inclined plane screw wheel and axle

31. screw wedge pulley

32. wedge wheel and axle pulley

33. wedge screw lever

34. lever screw wedge

35. screw inclined plane lever

III. True or False. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is not.

________36. The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects pressing together.
________37. Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
________38. An object with mass has gravity.
________39. Motion is a change in the position of an object.
________40. The mass of a piece of stone on the Earth's surface is smaller than its mass on the
moon's surface.
________41. Force is measured in kilometer.
________42. Closing the door is an example of a force.
________43. Force that moves an object away from you is a pull.
________44. Kicking a soccer ball is a push.
________45. A rolling ball is in motion. If nothing touches it, it will continue to move in a straight
line until it stops.
IV. Explain comprehensively. Why are simple machine important to us? (5pts)

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Good luck and God bless!

Sir Chad