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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 150 · 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 door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
  5. 5.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  8. 8.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a water tap handle (c) a wood screw (d) the tip of a nail
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a knife edge
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a knife edge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. 37.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. lever
  3. inclined plane
  4. a claw hammer on a nail
  5. True
  6. False
  7. 6
  8. True
  9. a bottle opener
  10. a road up a hill
  11. a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a water tap handle
  15. True
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. inclined plane
  18. lever
  19. a bottle cap
  20. screw
  21. a truck loading ramp
  22. wedge
  23. pulley
  24. lever
  25. wheel and axle
  26. False
  27. a door stopper
  28. False
  29. inclined plane
  30. use a smaller force
  31. a crane hook block
  32. False
  33. a knife edge
  34. a claw hammer on a nail
  35. wheel and axle
  36. a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a playground slide
  40. wheel and axle

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