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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 112 · 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.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a chisel
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  17. 17.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  27. 27.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  31. 31.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  37. 37.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) an axe blade
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a seesaw
  3. inclined plane
  4. inclined plane
  5. a nutcracker
  6. wheel and axle
  7. screw
  8. use a smaller force
  9. a water tap handle
  10. True
  11. a flagpole rope wheel
  12. a seesaw
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. a claw hammer on a nail
  15. a round doorknob
  16. a water tap handle
  17. 6
  18. an axe blade
  19. a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. a claw hammer on a nail
  21. False
  22. wedge
  23. a playground slide
  24. a well winch handle
  25. a nut and bolt
  26. screw
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a window blind cord
  30. a playground slide
  31. True
  32. screw
  33. lever
  34. False
  35. False
  36. two ramps back to back
  37. False
  38. inclined plane
  39. a crowbar
  40. True

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