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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 429 · 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 bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  12. 12.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  18. 18.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a round doorknob
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a round doorknob (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a bottle cap
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. inclined plane
  3. True
  4. a nutcracker
  5. pulley
  6. lever
  7. a water tap handle
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. a road up a hill
  10. a wheelchair ramp
  11. the tip of a nail
  12. True
  13. inclined plane
  14. a crowbar
  15. an axe blade
  16. True
  17. wheel and axle
  18. True
  19. True
  20. a nut and bolt
  21. a crane hook block
  22. screw
  23. inclined plane
  24. False
  25. lever
  26. a round doorknob
  27. a claw hammer on a nail
  28. wheel and axle
  29. a round doorknob
  30. screw
  31. False
  32. a steering wheel
  33. True
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. a bottle cap
  36. a water tap handle
  37. wedge
  38. a knife edge
  39. False
  40. a steering wheel

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