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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 442 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
  22. 22.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  28. 28.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
  30. 30.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid

Answer key

  1. a nut and bolt
  2. lever
  3. a wood screw
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. pulley
  6. screw
  7. a jar lid
  8. use a smaller force
  9. wedge
  10. wheel and axle
  11. lever
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. False
  14. a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 6
  16. a flagpole rope wheel
  17. a chisel
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. a playground slide
  20. a seesaw
  21. a bottle opener
  22. False
  23. pulley
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. a well winch handle
  28. True
  29. a knife edge
  30. False
  31. True
  32. wedge
  33. a door stopper
  34. False
  35. lever
  36. a window blind cord
  37. False
  38. a nutcracker
  39. an axe blade
  40. a round doorknob

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