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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 399 · 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 wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  8. 8.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  20. 20.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  22. 22.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  29. 29.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  34. 34.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  38. 38.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley

Answer key

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

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