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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 194 · 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 pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  7. 7.⚙️ 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
  16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  22. 22.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle cap
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a window blind cord
  2. a bottle cap
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. a jar lid
  5. a water tap handle
  6. a seesaw
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. a knife edge
  9. a playground slide
  10. a chisel
  11. a bottle cap
  12. a wheelchair ramp
  13. pulley
  14. False
  15. a seesaw
  16. 6
  17. inclined plane
  18. True
  19. wedge
  20. a nutcracker
  21. a crowbar
  22. False
  23. a water tap handle
  24. lever
  25. a truck loading ramp
  26. a well winch handle
  27. wheel and axle
  28. the tip of a nail
  29. a wheelchair ramp
  30. a crowbar
  31. screw
  32. False
  33. a nut and bolt
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. False
  39. the tip of a nail
  40. screw

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