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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 365 · 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 simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  6. 6.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a crane hook block
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  16. 16.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a steering wheel
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  22. 22.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  25. 25.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  28. 28.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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