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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 446 · 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 crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  4. 4.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  9. 9.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  22. 22.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a nut and bolt
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.⚙️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a wood screw
  3. a bottle opener
  4. True
  5. a ramp wrapped round
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. lever
  8. 6
  9. True
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a well-bucket rope wheel
  13. a crowbar
  14. screw
  15. wedge
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. a claw hammer on a nail
  18. screw
  19. a seesaw
  20. a chisel
  21. a crane hook block
  22. False
  23. pulley
  24. True
  25. a flagpole rope wheel
  26. lever
  27. a well winch handle
  28. lever
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. screw
  33. a nut and bolt
  34. a steering wheel
  35. wheel and axle
  36. a chisel
  37. use a smaller force
  38. True
  39. a road up a hill
  40. wheel and axle

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