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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 467 · 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 screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  14. 14.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) the tip of a nail
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
  17. 17.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  25. 25.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  33. 33.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever

Answer key

  1. a screw jack
  2. 6
  3. True
  4. a window blind cord
  5. a nutcracker
  6. wheel and axle
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. a well winch handle
  9. a crowbar
  10. True
  11. True
  12. screw
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. True
  15. the tip of a nail
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. False
  18. a round doorknob
  19. a crowbar
  20. a bottle opener
  21. a knife edge
  22. a wheelchair ramp
  23. a round doorknob
  24. a nutcracker
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a seesaw
  29. a playground slide
  30. a door stopper
  31. an axe blade
  32. the tip of a nail
  33. True
  34. lever
  35. False
  36. an axe blade
  37. a crane hook block
  38. True
  39. a wheelchair ramp
  40. wheel and axle

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