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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 51 · 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 seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
  19. 19.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle cap
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  26. 26.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  31. 31.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wood screw
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

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

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