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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 319 · 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 screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  2. 2.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ 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
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  14. 14.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  20. 20.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  22. 22.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  31. 31.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block

Answer key

  1. a nut and bolt
  2. True
  3. a door stopper
  4. a crowbar
  5. False
  6. True
  7. inclined plane
  8. a jar lid
  9. a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. True
  11. use a smaller force
  12. wheel and axle
  13. 6
  14. True
  15. lever
  16. False
  17. wedge
  18. inclined plane
  19. a chisel
  20. False
  21. two ramps back to back
  22. False
  23. True
  24. pulley
  25. lever
  26. a ramp wrapped round
  27. a seesaw
  28. wheel and axle
  29. wedge
  30. lever
  31. True
  32. an axe blade
  33. a playground slide
  34. False
  35. a road up a hill
  36. a wood screw
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. a nutcracker
  39. a nutcracker
  40. a crane hook block

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