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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 726 · 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 road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  3. 3.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle cap
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  17. 17.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  19. 19.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  25. 25.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
  35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
  39. 39.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. an axe blade
  2. a jar lid
  3. False
  4. 6
  5. a window blind cord
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. a seesaw
  8. the tip of a nail
  9. a crowbar
  10. inclined plane
  11. wedge
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. a wood screw
  14. a playground slide
  15. a seesaw
  16. wedge
  17. False
  18. lever
  19. False
  20. a knife edge
  21. True
  22. False
  23. a water tap handle
  24. pulley
  25. use a smaller force
  26. a flagpole rope wheel
  27. lever
  28. True
  29. a door stopper
  30. a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a wood screw
  34. a nutcracker
  35. a well winch handle
  36. a water tap handle
  37. a steering wheel
  38. a crane hook block
  39. False
  40. a playground slide

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