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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 648 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a playground slide
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  9. 9.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  18. 18.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  21. 21.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  30. 30.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a jar lid (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  39. 39.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw

Answer key

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

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