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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 470 · 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 an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  9. 9.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a chisel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  22. 22.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  24. 24.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  27. 27.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  30. 30.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  33. 33.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  35. 35.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. a flagpole rope wheel
  3. pulley
  4. wheel and axle
  5. a wheelchair ramp
  6. True
  7. a chisel
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. True
  10. False
  11. an axe blade
  12. True
  13. True
  14. a window blind cord
  15. a seesaw
  16. lever
  17. False
  18. inclined plane
  19. a chisel
  20. screw
  21. use a smaller force
  22. True
  23. a round doorknob
  24. True
  25. two ramps back to back
  26. a bottle cap
  27. True
  28. screw
  29. 6
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a wood screw
  33. a ramp wrapped round
  34. a road up a hill
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a well winch handle
  38. a playground slide
  39. wedge
  40. a seesaw

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