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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 300 · 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) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  8. 8.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a crowbar (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a chisel
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  15. 15.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  17. 17.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  26. 26.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  33. 33.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. an axe blade
  2. True
  3. a nutcracker
  4. a wood screw
  5. two ramps back to back
  6. wedge
  7. pulley
  8. False
  9. a bottle cap
  10. a chisel
  11. inclined plane
  12. pulley
  13. a wheelchair ramp
  14. a window blind cord
  15. False
  16. use a smaller force
  17. True
  18. False
  19. inclined plane
  20. wedge
  21. 6
  22. a knife edge
  23. a water tap handle
  24. True
  25. a ramp wrapped round
  26. False
  27. a screw jack
  28. True
  29. False
  30. wedge
  31. lever
  32. lever
  33. True
  34. wedge
  35. True
  36. False
  37. lever
  38. wedge
  39. a steering wheel
  40. False

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