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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 461 · 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 of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a steering wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  9. 9.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a crane hook block (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  19. 19.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a steering wheel
  2. inclined plane
  3. lever
  4. a seesaw
  5. 6
  6. wedge
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. a bottle opener
  9. True
  10. a truck loading ramp
  11. wedge
  12. wheel and axle
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. use a smaller force
  15. lever
  16. a wood screw
  17. a chisel
  18. a water tap handle
  19. False
  20. a jar lid
  21. a flagpole rope wheel
  22. a water tap handle
  23. a playground slide
  24. a round doorknob
  25. a truck loading ramp
  26. an axe blade
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a jar lid
  31. a knife edge
  32. False
  33. an axe blade
  34. True
  35. a nutcracker
  36. lever
  37. screw
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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