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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 121 · 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 round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a nutcracker
  8. 8.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  11. 11.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  21. 21.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
  29. 29.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
  32. 32.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a window blind cord (d) a nut and bolt
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  35. 35.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a nut and bolt
  3. a road up a hill
  4. wedge
  5. pulley
  6. screw
  7. a wood screw
  8. False
  9. an axe blade
  10. pulley
  11. True
  12. the tip of a nail
  13. True
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. a jar lid
  16. a steering wheel
  17. lever
  18. 6
  19. wedge
  20. lever
  21. True
  22. wheel and axle
  23. a round doorknob
  24. a road up a hill
  25. screw
  26. False
  27. a knife edge
  28. a flagpole rope wheel
  29. True
  30. a claw hammer on a nail
  31. a crowbar
  32. False
  33. a window blind cord
  34. a crane hook block
  35. a ramp wrapped round
  36. a wood screw
  37. a well winch handle
  38. lever
  39. pulley
  40. wheel and axle

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