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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 363 · 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) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  19. 19.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
  32. 32.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. 34.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  36. 36.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a door stopper
  2. a road up a hill
  3. wedge
  4. a window blind cord
  5. wedge
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. wheel and axle
  8. a well winch handle
  9. 6
  10. a wood screw
  11. two ramps back to back
  12. lever
  13. a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. inclined plane
  15. a chisel
  16. lever
  17. a water tap handle
  18. a bottle cap
  19. False
  20. wheel and axle
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a playground slide
  24. a nutcracker
  25. a flagpole rope wheel
  26. lever
  27. a steering wheel
  28. a playground slide
  29. True
  30. a wheelchair ramp
  31. a jar lid
  32. False
  33. a jar lid
  34. True
  35. a crowbar
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a wood screw
  40. lever

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