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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Spot the six): Lever: bar on a pivot · pulley: rope over a wheel · wheel and axle: big wheel on a rod. Inclined plane: a slope · wedge: two slopes back to back · screw: a slope wrapped round a rod. Look at how it works, not what it is called.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  4. 4.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) a chisel
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  12. 12.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a screw jack
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  19. 19.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
  21. 21.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a round doorknob
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  31. 31.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  37. 37.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  39. 39.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a jar lid
  2. lever
  3. a water tap handle
  4. False
  5. a round doorknob
  6. 6
  7. a road up a hill
  8. wedge
  9. a seesaw
  10. a wheelchair ramp
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. True
  13. a road up a hill
  14. lever
  15. a bottle opener
  16. pulley
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. a round doorknob
  19. False
  20. a seesaw
  21. False
  22. a window blind cord
  23. inclined plane
  24. a truck loading ramp
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. wheel and axle
  27. True
  28. a flagpole rope wheel
  29. a crowbar
  30. screw
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. inclined plane
  35. a claw hammer on a nail
  36. a wheelchair ramp
  37. two ramps back to back
  38. a steering wheel
  39. True
  40. wedge

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