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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 303 · 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 flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  9. 9.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  17. 17.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
  22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  25. 25.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ 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
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
  32. 32.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  36. 36.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. a wood screw
  3. wedge
  4. wheel and axle
  5. a crane hook block
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. inclined plane
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a water tap handle
  12. a road up a hill
  13. pulley
  14. pulley
  15. wedge
  16. a flagpole rope wheel
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a bottle opener
  20. a well winch handle
  21. the tip of a nail
  22. 6
  23. a seesaw
  24. lever
  25. False
  26. use a smaller force
  27. a round doorknob
  28. True
  29. a knife edge
  30. a playground slide
  31. a screw jack
  32. False
  33. a nutcracker
  34. lever
  35. inclined plane
  36. False
  37. False
  38. wheel and axle
  39. a nut and bolt
  40. True

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