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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 441 · 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 knife edge is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle cap
  5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  22. 22.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  39. 39.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a road up a hill
  5. an axe blade
  6. a jar lid
  7. wedge
  8. two ramps back to back
  9. 6
  10. wheel and axle
  11. a knife edge
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. lever
  14. a window blind cord
  15. a nut and bolt
  16. a nutcracker
  17. a door stopper
  18. a round doorknob
  19. a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. a ramp wrapped round
  21. a crane hook block
  22. False
  23. a wheelchair ramp
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a jar lid
  27. use a smaller force
  28. False
  29. True
  30. lever
  31. lever
  32. screw
  33. a crowbar
  34. a nut and bolt
  35. wedge
  36. wedge
  37. False
  38. a wood screw
  39. False
  40. a road up a hill

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