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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 443 · 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 door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) an axe blade
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a crane hook block
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  30. 30.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  31. 31.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) the tip of a nail
  34. 34.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. a nutcracker
  4. wedge
  5. inclined plane
  6. a seesaw
  7. inclined plane
  8. use a smaller force
  9. an axe blade
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. wedge
  12. a screw jack
  13. True
  14. a flagpole rope wheel
  15. lever
  16. a well winch handle
  17. a crane hook block
  18. pulley
  19. wedge
  20. a jar lid
  21. a nut and bolt
  22. False
  23. pulley
  24. pulley
  25. a jar lid
  26. the tip of a nail
  27. screw
  28. two ramps back to back
  29. a wood screw
  30. 6
  31. True
  32. a playground slide
  33. a bottle cap
  34. True
  35. True
  36. wheel and axle
  37. lever
  38. False
  39. a round doorknob
  40. lever

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