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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 681 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. 7.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 11.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  13. 13.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  22. 22.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a seesaw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  32. 32.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle opener
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge

Answer key

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

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