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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 228 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  9. 9.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a nut and bolt
  18. 18.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  20. 20.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  29. 29.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  32. 32.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

  1. a ramp wrapped round
  2. a jar lid
  3. a nutcracker
  4. a screw jack
  5. inclined plane
  6. a wood screw
  7. an axe blade
  8. pulley
  9. False
  10. a water tap handle
  11. a wood screw
  12. a truck loading ramp
  13. a screw jack
  14. a flagpole rope wheel
  15. True
  16. a well winch handle
  17. a nut and bolt
  18. True
  19. screw
  20. True
  21. True
  22. 6
  23. screw
  24. a steering wheel
  25. lever
  26. a nutcracker
  27. False
  28. use a smaller force
  29. True
  30. wedge
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. True
  33. screw
  34. lever
  35. two ramps back to back
  36. wheel and axle
  37. screw
  38. True
  39. a knife edge
  40. a well-bucket rope wheel

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