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Simple Machines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. a crane hook block
  3. a round doorknob
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a steering wheel
  6. a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. a round doorknob
  8. inclined plane
  9. True
  10. a screw jack
  11. lever
  12. 6
  13. False
  14. wedge
  15. a well winch handle
  16. lever
  17. False
  18. a jar lid
  19. True
  20. a chisel
  21. an axe blade
  22. False
  23. the tip of a nail
  24. use a smaller force
  25. wheel and axle
  26. True
  27. a knife edge
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a ramp wrapped round
  31. True
  32. wheel and axle
  33. a flagpole rope wheel
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a steering wheel
  38. a window blind cord
  39. inclined plane
  40. a wheelchair ramp

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