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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 202 · 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 simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a round doorknob
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  17. 17.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  28. 28.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a crowbar
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  32. 32.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a screw jack (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. use a smaller force
  3. True
  4. True
  5. lever
  6. False
  7. a seesaw
  8. screw
  9. wheel and axle
  10. True
  11. wedge
  12. True
  13. a chisel
  14. True
  15. True
  16. a nutcracker
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. False
  19. a claw hammer on a nail
  20. inclined plane
  21. wheel and axle
  22. a flagpole rope wheel
  23. a well-bucket rope wheel
  24. a nut and bolt
  25. a ramp wrapped round
  26. a round doorknob
  27. a steering wheel
  28. 6
  29. inclined plane
  30. a well winch handle
  31. a crowbar
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a jar lid
  35. a round doorknob
  36. a steering wheel
  37. the tip of a nail
  38. False
  39. a seesaw
  40. lever

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