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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 299 · 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 truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  7. 7.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  11. 11.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  17. 17.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a nut and bolt
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) a crane hook block
  24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a round doorknob
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  38. 38.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker

Answer key

  1. a door stopper
  2. a steering wheel
  3. 6
  4. a chisel
  5. True
  6. a jar lid
  7. False
  8. a crane hook block
  9. inclined plane
  10. pulley
  11. False
  12. False
  13. False
  14. pulley
  15. screw
  16. use a smaller force
  17. True
  18. an axe blade
  19. a bottle opener
  20. False
  21. lever
  22. a ramp wrapped round
  23. a nut and bolt
  24. two ramps back to back
  25. a claw hammer on a nail
  26. True
  27. a steering wheel
  28. wedge
  29. a window blind cord
  30. a round doorknob
  31. a bottle cap
  32. screw
  33. wedge
  34. True
  35. a nut and bolt
  36. a truck loading ramp
  37. the tip of a nail
  38. False
  39. a screw jack
  40. a road up a hill

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