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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 209 · 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 wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  7. 7.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  9. 9.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wood screw
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  15. 15.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a screw jack (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  40. 40.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a steering wheel
  2. a wheelchair ramp
  3. a round doorknob
  4. a bottle cap
  5. True
  6. 6
  7. True
  8. pulley
  9. use a smaller force
  10. a nut and bolt
  11. False
  12. a wood screw
  13. a bottle cap
  14. a door stopper
  15. True
  16. a water tap handle
  17. a steering wheel
  18. False
  19. a screw jack
  20. lever
  21. screw
  22. a window blind cord
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. a claw hammer on a nail
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. False
  27. screw
  28. wedge
  29. wheel and axle
  30. wedge
  31. inclined plane
  32. False
  33. True
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. pulley
  36. lever
  37. pulley
  38. True
  39. a jar lid
  40. True

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