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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 47 · 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 pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  8. 8.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a steering wheel
  15. 15.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  19. 19.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  36. 36.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper

Answer key

  1. a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. the tip of a nail
  3. 6
  4. lever
  5. two ramps back to back
  6. wedge
  7. wedge
  8. True
  9. a claw hammer on a nail
  10. a nut and bolt
  11. a jar lid
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a screw jack
  15. False
  16. use a smaller force
  17. a crane hook block
  18. a wheelchair ramp
  19. False
  20. a nutcracker
  21. a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. a bottle opener
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. a playground slide
  25. screw
  26. a knife edge
  27. wedge
  28. a crowbar
  29. lever
  30. lever
  31. False
  32. screw
  33. False
  34. a bottle cap
  35. a seesaw
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a wheelchair ramp
  40. a window blind cord

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