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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 326 · 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 crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wood screw (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
  9. 9.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  13. 13.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  17. 17.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
  19. 19.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  21. 21.⚙️ 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
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well winch handle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a nut and bolt
  29. 29.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a knife edge
  33. 33.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  37. 37.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a wood screw
  2. two ramps back to back
  3. wedge
  4. 6
  5. a ramp wrapped round
  6. a road up a hill
  7. a flagpole rope wheel
  8. a steering wheel
  9. True
  10. a wheelchair ramp
  11. a door stopper
  12. wedge
  13. True
  14. a nutcracker
  15. wheel and axle
  16. inclined plane
  17. True
  18. a round doorknob
  19. False
  20. inclined plane
  21. use a smaller force
  22. a well winch handle
  23. a bottle opener
  24. a nut and bolt
  25. a nutcracker
  26. pulley
  27. True
  28. a wheelchair ramp
  29. True
  30. wedge
  31. screw
  32. a knife edge
  33. False
  34. a chisel
  35. False
  36. screw
  37. True
  38. a chisel
  39. a jar lid
  40. False

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