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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 519 · 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 round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  6. 6.True or false: a wood screw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  17. 17.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  24. 24.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  25. 25.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a round doorknob
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

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

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