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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 205 · 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 lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a well winch handle (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
  9. 9.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle opener
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a knife edge
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  21. 21.⚙️ 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
  22. 22.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a steering wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a road up a hill
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  36. 36.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. a chisel
  3. wedge
  4. a water tap handle
  5. a playground slide
  6. 6
  7. lever
  8. a chisel
  9. False
  10. a flagpole rope wheel
  11. pulley
  12. screw
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a road up a hill
  16. a window blind cord
  17. lever
  18. pulley
  19. pulley
  20. a nut and bolt
  21. use a smaller force
  22. False
  23. a door stopper
  24. a well winch handle
  25. False
  26. a nutcracker
  27. a knife edge
  28. a claw hammer on a nail
  29. a jar lid
  30. a truck loading ramp
  31. wheel and axle
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a well winch handle
  35. inclined plane
  36. a ramp wrapped round
  37. False
  38. True
  39. pulley
  40. wheel and axle

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