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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 731 · 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 jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  2. 2.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  17. 17.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a knife edge
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  23. 23.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  35. 35.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel

Answer key

  1. a well winch handle
  2. False
  3. inclined plane
  4. pulley
  5. a steering wheel
  6. a flagpole rope wheel
  7. a wheelchair ramp
  8. wedge
  9. use a smaller force
  10. a bottle cap
  11. 6
  12. wheel and axle
  13. a road up a hill
  14. lever
  15. an axe blade
  16. two ramps back to back
  17. True
  18. a jar lid
  19. False
  20. a knife edge
  21. an axe blade
  22. a window blind cord
  23. True
  24. lever
  25. a door stopper
  26. a flagpole rope wheel
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a steering wheel
  32. the tip of a nail
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. a crane hook block
  35. a ramp wrapped round
  36. wheel and axle
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a well winch handle
  40. a chisel

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