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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 677 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  2. 2.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  4. 4.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  14. 14.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  20. 20.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  24. 24.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

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

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