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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 134 · 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 bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  6. 6.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  15. 15.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a screw jack (d) a crowbar
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a jar lid
  29. 29.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  31. 31.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  40. 40.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel

Answer key

  1. a bottle opener
  2. two ramps back to back
  3. a road up a hill
  4. lever
  5. use a smaller force
  6. False
  7. a knife edge
  8. wedge
  9. a playground slide
  10. a crane hook block
  11. a knife edge
  12. a round doorknob
  13. a wood screw
  14. wheel and axle
  15. True
  16. a door stopper
  17. a water tap handle
  18. wheel and axle
  19. the tip of a nail
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a round doorknob
  22. False
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. screw
  25. a crowbar
  26. a water tap handle
  27. 6
  28. a claw hammer on a nail
  29. False
  30. wedge
  31. False
  32. lever
  33. False
  34. a steering wheel
  35. an axe blade
  36. inclined plane
  37. False
  38. True
  39. screw
  40. a ramp wrapped round

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