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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 522 · 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 door stopper? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. 3.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  7. 7.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a playground slide
  15. 15.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  20. 20.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  23. 23.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
  28. 28.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  32. 32.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. a road up a hill
  3. False
  4. a bottle cap
  5. lever
  6. a seesaw
  7. True
  8. 6
  9. a playground slide
  10. a door stopper
  11. lever
  12. pulley
  13. a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. a window blind cord
  15. False
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. a ramp wrapped round
  18. a knife edge
  19. a water tap handle
  20. True
  21. a claw hammer on a nail
  22. a playground slide
  23. True
  24. False
  25. an axe blade
  26. pulley
  27. a water tap handle
  28. True
  29. wedge
  30. a wood screw
  31. wedge
  32. True
  33. two ramps back to back
  34. inclined plane
  35. screw
  36. True
  37. a steering wheel
  38. lever
  39. inclined plane
  40. lever

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