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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 613 · 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 chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  15. 15.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a chisel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  28. 28.⚙️ 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
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  37. 37.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
  39. 39.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. a road up a hill
  4. a seesaw
  5. a round doorknob
  6. a chisel
  7. inclined plane
  8. a road up a hill
  9. 6
  10. a playground slide
  11. screw
  12. pulley
  13. wheel and axle
  14. screw
  15. False
  16. False
  17. pulley
  18. False
  19. a wheelchair ramp
  20. two ramps back to back
  21. a window blind cord
  22. a bottle opener
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. lever
  25. a screw jack
  26. wheel and axle
  27. a window blind cord
  28. use a smaller force
  29. lever
  30. a round doorknob
  31. False
  32. a knife edge
  33. a playground slide
  34. True
  35. a crane hook block
  36. a knife edge
  37. True
  38. a jar lid
  39. True
  40. a wheelchair ramp

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