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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 75 · 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.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  4. 4.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
  23. 23.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  35. 35.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
  39. 39.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw

Answer key

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

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