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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 391 · 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 knife edge? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a nut and bolt (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  15. 15.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  22. 22.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  31. 31.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  37. 37.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. a round doorknob
  3. a playground slide
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a crane hook block
  7. lever
  8. lever
  9. a window blind cord
  10. a bottle cap
  11. a truck loading ramp
  12. a playground slide
  13. False
  14. a seesaw
  15. False
  16. lever
  17. wedge
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a well-bucket rope wheel
  21. a ramp wrapped round
  22. use a smaller force
  23. 6
  24. True
  25. a well winch handle
  26. two ramps back to back
  27. inclined plane
  28. True
  29. a window blind cord
  30. pulley
  31. False
  32. a nutcracker
  33. a chisel
  34. a road up a hill
  35. False
  36. the tip of a nail
  37. False
  38. a bottle opener
  39. an axe blade
  40. an axe blade

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