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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 67 · 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 simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a playground slide
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  23. 23.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  25. 25.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. a chisel
  3. a truck loading ramp
  4. screw
  5. a playground slide
  6. a wheelchair ramp
  7. a seesaw
  8. a flagpole rope wheel
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a jar lid
  12. 6
  13. wedge
  14. a playground slide
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. inclined plane
  17. a water tap handle
  18. two ramps back to back
  19. a wood screw
  20. wedge
  21. False
  22. a crane hook block
  23. True
  24. lever
  25. False
  26. a crane hook block
  27. wedge
  28. pulley
  29. a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. pulley
  31. a crowbar
  32. wheel and axle
  33. a flagpole rope wheel
  34. a road up a hill
  35. a seesaw
  36. a steering wheel
  37. a crowbar
  38. pulley
  39. lever
  40. inclined plane

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