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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 359 · 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 playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a screw jack (c) a knife edge (d) a seesaw
  11. 11.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a water tap handle
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
  24. 24.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a seesaw
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

  1. a door stopper
  2. a knife edge
  3. a wheelchair ramp
  4. a wood screw
  5. wedge
  6. True
  7. lever
  8. True
  9. a round doorknob
  10. a screw jack
  11. False
  12. a crowbar
  13. True
  14. a road up a hill
  15. a water tap handle
  16. wedge
  17. a steering wheel
  18. two ramps back to back
  19. a playground slide
  20. a seesaw
  21. a crane hook block
  22. a bottle opener
  23. 6
  24. False
  25. a nutcracker
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. a well winch handle
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a nut and bolt
  31. a water tap handle
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a ramp wrapped round
  35. the tip of a nail
  36. False
  37. a playground slide
  38. a wood screw
  39. a window blind cord
  40. a bottle cap

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