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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 130 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a wood screw (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle opener
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) the tip of a nail
  25. 25.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  28. 28.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) the tip of a nail
  33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) the tip of a nail
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. 6
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. inclined plane
  5. False
  6. lever
  7. a round doorknob
  8. a bottle opener
  9. a steering wheel
  10. False
  11. a seesaw
  12. a truck loading ramp
  13. wheel and axle
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a steering wheel
  16. a wood screw
  17. a ramp wrapped round
  18. a chisel
  19. pulley
  20. a screw jack
  21. False
  22. wheel and axle
  23. a bottle cap
  24. a well winch handle
  25. True
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. screw
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. a nutcracker
  32. the tip of a nail
  33. a water tap handle
  34. lever
  35. True
  36. screw
  37. False
  38. a playground slide
  39. a round doorknob
  40. wheel and axle

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