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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 53 · 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 bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  8. 8.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a steering wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  22. 22.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  25. 25.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a chisel (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  31. 31.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
  33. 33.⚙️ 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
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  37. 37.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker

Answer key

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

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