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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 426 · 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.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  22. 22.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) the tip of a nail
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  26. 26.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle opener
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a well winch handle

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a seesaw
  3. a knife edge
  4. a playground slide
  5. a water tap handle
  6. use a smaller force
  7. a round doorknob
  8. a bottle cap
  9. wheel and axle
  10. lever
  11. False
  12. a crane hook block
  13. lever
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. False
  17. a round doorknob
  18. lever
  19. a wheelchair ramp
  20. a knife edge
  21. 6
  22. False
  23. True
  24. the tip of a nail
  25. a water tap handle
  26. True
  27. screw
  28. screw
  29. a window blind cord
  30. a seesaw
  31. a well winch handle
  32. wheel and axle
  33. True
  34. a steering wheel
  35. a bottle opener
  36. a well winch handle
  37. a claw hammer on a nail
  38. wheel and axle
  39. True
  40. a window blind cord

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