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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 504 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) an axe blade (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a jar lid (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  14. 14.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  19. 19.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a nut and bolt
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a water tap handle
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  37. 37.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a chisel
  2. lever
  3. a flagpole rope wheel
  4. a screw jack
  5. True
  6. lever
  7. 6
  8. a crowbar
  9. True
  10. a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. a jar lid
  12. two ramps back to back
  13. a jar lid
  14. True
  15. a truck loading ramp
  16. lever
  17. pulley
  18. pulley
  19. False
  20. a ramp wrapped round
  21. True
  22. a window blind cord
  23. a bottle opener
  24. a playground slide
  25. an axe blade
  26. a road up a hill
  27. a wheelchair ramp
  28. False
  29. a bottle cap
  30. a crowbar
  31. screw
  32. a well winch handle
  33. a water tap handle
  34. inclined plane
  35. a bottle cap
  36. a flagpole rope wheel
  37. True
  38. True
  39. lever
  40. False

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