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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 320 · 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 wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle cap
  2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a nut and bolt
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a crane hook block
  22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
  32. 32.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  37. 37.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

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

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