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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 213 · 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 steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a nutcracker
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  6. 6.⚙️ 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
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  8. 8.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  15. 15.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ 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
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wood screw
  25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  30. 30.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  33. 33.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
  36. 36.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  39. 39.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever

Answer key

  1. a steering wheel
  2. a crowbar
  3. an axe blade
  4. a ramp wrapped round
  5. lever
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. pulley
  8. False
  9. a bottle opener
  10. wedge
  11. wedge
  12. wheel and axle
  13. lever
  14. a round doorknob
  15. True
  16. lever
  17. use a smaller force
  18. screw
  19. a claw hammer on a nail
  20. a playground slide
  21. a window blind cord
  22. a jar lid
  23. a water tap handle
  24. a wood screw
  25. False
  26. a bottle cap
  27. 6
  28. a knife edge
  29. lever
  30. False
  31. the tip of a nail
  32. pulley
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a crowbar
  36. True
  37. wheel and axle
  38. a nut and bolt
  39. False
  40. screw

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