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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 198 · 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 chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  9. 9.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  15. 15.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  17. 17.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  29. 29.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw

Answer key

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

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