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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 322 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  9. 9.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
  27. 27.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) an axe blade
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar

Answer key

  1. a ramp wrapped round
  2. wheel and axle
  3. True
  4. screw
  5. use a smaller force
  6. True
  7. wedge
  8. screw
  9. False
  10. a crane hook block
  11. 6
  12. a jar lid
  13. a crowbar
  14. inclined plane
  15. screw
  16. an axe blade
  17. a truck loading ramp
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. a nut and bolt
  20. an axe blade
  21. a crane hook block
  22. pulley
  23. wedge
  24. False
  25. wedge
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. True
  28. a seesaw
  29. wedge
  30. a window blind cord
  31. a well winch handle
  32. lever
  33. wheel and axle
  34. a well winch handle
  35. lever
  36. screw
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a wheelchair ramp

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