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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 324 · 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 wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  3. 3.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  5. 5.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  8. 8.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  12. 12.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  21. 21.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  25. 25.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  28. 28.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  36. 36.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. a claw hammer on a nail
  3. True
  4. a water tap handle
  5. True
  6. an axe blade
  7. 6
  8. False
  9. pulley
  10. screw
  11. pulley
  12. use a smaller force
  13. True
  14. a steering wheel
  15. a round doorknob
  16. True
  17. an axe blade
  18. lever
  19. a knife edge
  20. a steering wheel
  21. False
  22. wedge
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. lever
  25. True
  26. a ramp wrapped round
  27. a window blind cord
  28. True
  29. wheel and axle
  30. False
  31. a crowbar
  32. False
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. False
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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