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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 279 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  10. 10.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  28. 28.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  33. 33.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  40. 40.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a crane hook block
  2. inclined plane
  3. screw
  4. inclined plane
  5. a round doorknob
  6. use a smaller force
  7. an axe blade
  8. wheel and axle
  9. two ramps back to back
  10. True
  11. a seesaw
  12. a seesaw
  13. True
  14. a round doorknob
  15. a water tap handle
  16. False
  17. pulley
  18. a road up a hill
  19. a knife edge
  20. a well winch handle
  21. 6
  22. a steering wheel
  23. a wheelchair ramp
  24. a wood screw
  25. lever
  26. True
  27. screw
  28. False
  29. False
  30. inclined plane
  31. wedge
  32. lever
  33. True
  34. lever
  35. a nutcracker
  36. a ramp wrapped round
  37. a truck loading ramp
  38. a water tap handle
  39. a claw hammer on a nail
  40. True

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