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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 430 · 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 well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a screw jack
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) a screw jack
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) an axe blade
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  22. 22.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a door stopper
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  37. 37.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley

Answer key

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

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