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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 52 · 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 crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  2. 2.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  5. 5.⚙️ 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
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  24. 24.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  29. 29.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  33. 33.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  37. 37.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. pulley
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a jar lid
  5. use a smaller force
  6. a chisel
  7. lever
  8. lever
  9. lever
  10. a nutcracker
  11. the tip of a nail
  12. a jar lid
  13. a seesaw
  14. a well winch handle
  15. False
  16. False
  17. pulley
  18. inclined plane
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. wedge
  23. a chisel
  24. True
  25. a bottle opener
  26. a wood screw
  27. False
  28. a steering wheel
  29. True
  30. a nutcracker
  31. wedge
  32. lever
  33. two ramps back to back
  34. True
  35. screw
  36. a window blind cord
  37. False
  38. a playground slide
  39. a road up a hill
  40. wedge

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