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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 581 · 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.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a wood screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) the tip of a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a chisel
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a road up a hill (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  17. 17.⚙️ 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
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  32. 32.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 6
  3. pulley
  4. a bottle opener
  5. True
  6. a truck loading ramp
  7. pulley
  8. a screw jack
  9. a screw jack
  10. a wood screw
  11. an axe blade
  12. False
  13. screw
  14. wedge
  15. a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. use a smaller force
  18. a round doorknob
  19. a truck loading ramp
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. two ramps back to back
  22. a bottle cap
  23. lever
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. a seesaw
  29. wheel and axle
  30. False
  31. a seesaw
  32. False
  33. wheel and axle
  34. a claw hammer on a nail
  35. False
  36. wedge
  37. a jar lid
  38. True
  39. a playground slide
  40. False

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