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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 74 · 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 jar lid? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a chisel
  10. 10.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  17. 17.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a playground slide (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  25. 25.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
  27. 27.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  35. 35.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle opener
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  39. 39.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. pulley
  3. a well winch handle
  4. a wood screw
  5. use a smaller force
  6. a jar lid
  7. lever
  8. a playground slide
  9. a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. False
  11. wheel and axle
  12. True
  13. a wood screw
  14. a round doorknob
  15. False
  16. wedge
  17. False
  18. inclined plane
  19. a knife edge
  20. a truck loading ramp
  21. a seesaw
  22. a ramp wrapped round
  23. a nutcracker
  24. a window blind cord
  25. False
  26. a nutcracker
  27. two ramps back to back
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 6
  31. True
  32. wheel and axle
  33. wedge
  34. lever
  35. False
  36. a round doorknob
  37. a nut and bolt
  38. screw
  39. False
  40. screw

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