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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 355 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  11. 11.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
  15. 15.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  26. 26.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  39. 39.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) an axe blade

Answer key

  1. a flagpole rope wheel
  2. False
  3. False
  4. False
  5. inclined plane
  6. wedge
  7. wedge
  8. lever
  9. wheel and axle
  10. lever
  11. True
  12. a seesaw
  13. use a smaller force
  14. a playground slide
  15. False
  16. a screw jack
  17. a nutcracker
  18. pulley
  19. a claw hammer on a nail
  20. a door stopper
  21. an axe blade
  22. an axe blade
  23. lever
  24. a jar lid
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. True
  27. screw
  28. a round doorknob
  29. inclined plane
  30. a nut and bolt
  31. a well winch handle
  32. a well winch handle
  33. a knife edge
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. a water tap handle
  38. a ramp wrapped round
  39. two ramps back to back
  40. a bottle opener

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