Cosmos - MCQs
1. What is a simple machine?
a) A machine that has an engine
b) A device that makes work easier with few or no moving parts
c) A machine powered by electricity
d) A device that stores energy
**Answer:** b
2. Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?
a) Pulley
b) Lever
c) Engine
d) Wedge
**Answer:** c
3. A lever works based on which of the following principles?
a) Push and pull
b) Rotation around a fulcrum
c) Lifting force
d) Magnetic force
**Answer:** b
4. What is the fixed point around which a lever rotates called?
a) Load
b) Effort
c) Pivot
d) Fulcrum
**Answer:** d
5. A seesaw is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Wedge
d) Inclined plane
**Answer:** a
6. A wheel with a rope or chain wrapped around it is called a:
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Screw
d) Inclined plane
**Answer:** b
7. Which simple machine helps to split objects apart?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Wedge
d) Screw
**Answer:** c
8. An inclined plane helps to:
a) Increase the amount of force needed
b) Decrease the distance
c) Make lifting easier
d) Create friction
**Answer:** c
9. A screw is a type of:
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Inclined plane
d) Wheel and axle
**Answer:** c
10. A knife is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Wedge
c) Pulley
d) Screw
**Answer:** b
11. A flagpole uses which simple machine to raise the flag?
a) Pulley
b) Lever
c) Wedge
d) Screw
**Answer:** a
12. A staircase is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Inclined plane
c) Wedge
d) Screw
**Answer:** b
13. Which simple machine is used to fasten objects together?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Screw
d) Wedge
**Answer:** c
14. A doorknob is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Wheel and axle
d) Wedge
**Answer:** c
15. A chisel is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Wedge
c) Screw
d) Pulley
**Answer:** b
16. Scissors are a combination of which two simple machines?
a) Wedge and lever
b) Pulley and inclined plane
c) Screw and lever
d) Wheel and axle
**Answer:** a
17. A shovel combines which two simple machines?
a) Lever and wedge
b) Pulley and inclined plane
c) Screw and lever
d) Wheel and axle
**Answer:** a
18. A wheelbarrow is an example of which type of lever?
a) First-class
b) Second-class
c) Third-class
d) Fourth-class
**Answer:** b
19. A nutcracker is an example of which type of lever?
a) First-class
b) Second-class
c) Third-class
d) Fourth-class
**Answer:** b
20. Which simple machine is used to tighten a bottle cap?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Screw
d) Wheel and axle
**Answer:** c
21. What type of simple machine is a bottle opener?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Wedge
d) Screw
**Answer:** a
22. What type of simple machine is a hand drill?
a) Screw and wedge
b) Wheel and axle and screw
c) Pulley and lever
d) Lever and screw
**Answer:** b
23. A hammer pulling out a nail is an example of which simple machine?
a) Wedge
b) Lever
c) Pulley
d) Screw
**Answer:** b
24. What simple machine is a car jack an example of?
a) Screw
b) Wedge
c) Pulley
d) Lever
**Answer:** a
25. A screwdriver works on the principle of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Wheel and axle
d) Inclined plane
**Answer:** c
26. A fishing rod is a combination of:
a) Lever and pulley
b) Wedge and screw
c) Lever and wheel and axle
d) Pulley and inclined plane
**Answer:** a
27. A nail works as a:
a) Lever
b) Wedge
c) Screw
d) Pulley
**Answer:** b
28. A crane uses which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Screw
d) Wedge
**Answer:** b
29. What type of simple machine is a seesaw?
a) Wedge
b) Inclined plane
c) Lever
d) Pulley
**Answer:** c
30. A pizza cutter is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Wheel and axle
c) Wedge
d) Screw
**Answer:** b
31. A corkscrew is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Screw
d) Wedge
**Answer:** c
32. A crane lifting a heavy load uses which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Pulley
c) Wedge
d) Screw
**Answer:** b
33. A car tire is an example of which simple machine?
a) Wedge
b) Wheel and axle
c) Lever
d) Pulley
**Answer:** b
34. A plier works on the principle of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Wedge
c) Pulley
d) Screw
**Answer:** a
35. A spade combines which two simple machines?
a) Lever and wedge
b) Pulley and wheel and axle
c) Screw and wedge
d) Inclined plane and pulley
**Answer:** a
36. Which simple machine helps in raising water from a well?
a) Pulley
b) Lever
c) Screw
d) Wheel and axle
**Answer:** a
37. A zipper is an example of which simple machine?
a) Lever
b) Wedge
c) Pulley
d) Screw
**Answer:** b
38. A pencil sharpener is an example of which simple machine?
a) Wedge and screw
b) Pulley and wheel
c) Lever and screw
d) Wheel and axle
**Answer:** a
39. What is the smallest type of star called?
a) Red Giant
b) White Dwarf
c) Neutron Star
d) Protostar
**Answer:** c
40. What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system?
a) Mauna Kea
b) Olympus Mons
c) Mount Everest
d) Vesuvius
**Answer:** b
41. What is the term for the path a planet follows around the Sun?
a) Rotation
b) Orbit
c) Revolution
d) Axis
**Answer:** b
42. Which planet has the highest surface temperature?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
d) Jupiter
**Answer:** b
43. What is the term for the boundary around a black hole?
a) Event Horizon
b) Accretion Disk
c) Orbit
d) Black Limit
**Answer:** a