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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 530 · 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 screw jack? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a steering wheel
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a door stopper (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  28. 28.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. 30.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  34. 34.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  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 jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. lever
  4. pulley
  5. a bottle cap
  6. a playground slide
  7. a flagpole rope wheel
  8. False
  9. a truck loading ramp
  10. a wood screw
  11. screw
  12. a window blind cord
  13. a wood screw
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a round doorknob
  17. a chisel
  18. screw
  19. pulley
  20. wedge
  21. a ramp wrapped round
  22. pulley
  23. a round doorknob
  24. a jar lid
  25. a steering wheel
  26. a door stopper
  27. a crane hook block
  28. False
  29. a nutcracker
  30. two ramps back to back
  31. inclined plane
  32. False
  33. 6
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a crane hook block
  37. False
  38. a jar lid
  39. a steering wheel
  40. lever

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