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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 578 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  2. 2.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  9. 9.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  12. 12.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a truck loading ramp
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  31. 31.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  35. 35.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker

Answer key

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

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