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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 509 · 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 simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  13. 13.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
  30. 30.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
  32. 32.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
  35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. pulley
  2. a screw jack
  3. wedge
  4. a steering wheel
  5. use a smaller force
  6. a bottle cap
  7. inclined plane
  8. a road up a hill
  9. pulley
  10. lever
  11. a nut and bolt
  12. wheel and axle
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. pulley
  18. a wood screw
  19. a crane hook block
  20. False
  21. screw
  22. True
  23. True
  24. a ramp wrapped round
  25. wedge
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. False
  29. a crowbar
  30. False
  31. a playground slide
  32. True
  33. a claw hammer on a nail
  34. a bottle opener
  35. two ramps back to back
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. wedge
  40. screw

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