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Simple Machines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. a round doorknob
  2. False
  3. lever
  4. a water tap handle
  5. a window blind cord
  6. inclined plane
  7. 6
  8. a crowbar
  9. two ramps back to back
  10. True
  11. lever
  12. pulley
  13. a playground slide
  14. a well winch handle
  15. a ramp wrapped round
  16. wheel and axle
  17. a crowbar
  18. a round doorknob
  19. a window blind cord
  20. a water tap handle
  21. lever
  22. screw
  23. a nutcracker
  24. wedge
  25. a door stopper
  26. False
  27. a door stopper
  28. a seesaw
  29. inclined plane
  30. False
  31. a wheelchair ramp
  32. a screw jack
  33. True
  34. an axe blade
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. lever
  39. False
  40. a wood screw

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