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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 539 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle opener
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  12. 12.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a steering wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ 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
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
  26. 26.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  28. 28.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. a ramp wrapped round
  2. wheel and axle
  3. a window blind cord
  4. a crowbar
  5. wheel and axle
  6. a bottle cap
  7. inclined plane
  8. screw
  9. True
  10. a nut and bolt
  11. a flagpole rope wheel
  12. use a smaller force
  13. pulley
  14. pulley
  15. a crane hook block
  16. inclined plane
  17. screw
  18. True
  19. False
  20. a knife edge
  21. a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. a steering wheel
  23. two ramps back to back
  24. wedge
  25. a window blind cord
  26. True
  27. wedge
  28. 6
  29. inclined plane
  30. lever
  31. a bottle opener
  32. a crowbar
  33. a nutcracker
  34. False
  35. False
  36. wheel and axle
  37. a road up a hill
  38. the tip of a nail
  39. a seesaw
  40. a screw jack

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