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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 139 · 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 wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  7. 7.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  14. 14.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  25. 25.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  29. 29.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
  38. 38.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle

Answer key

  1. an axe blade
  2. a wood screw
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a claw hammer on a nail
  6. use a smaller force
  7. True
  8. screw
  9. a wood screw
  10. a chisel
  11. lever
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. a nutcracker
  14. False
  15. a playground slide
  16. a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. lever
  18. a road up a hill
  19. lever
  20. a window blind cord
  21. 6
  22. wedge
  23. a well winch handle
  24. a wheelchair ramp
  25. True
  26. a crowbar
  27. True
  28. pulley
  29. False
  30. a jar lid
  31. False
  32. a playground slide
  33. pulley
  34. True
  35. pulley
  36. a round doorknob
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a nutcracker

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