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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 315 · 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 wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  8. 8.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  10. 10.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) the tip of a nail
  12. 12.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  19. 19.True or false: a wood screw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  25. 25.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.⚙️ 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
  34. 34.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever

Answer key

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

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