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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 714 · 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 chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  2. 2.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
  18. 18.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  22. 22.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  24. 24.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  39. 39.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot

Answer key

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

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