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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 750 · 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 flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a screw jack (d) a crane hook block
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a knife edge
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a jar lid
  12. 12.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ 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
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a screw jack
  2. a truck loading ramp
  3. a knife edge
  4. pulley
  5. a crowbar
  6. 6
  7. lever
  8. False
  9. a flagpole rope wheel
  10. a nut and bolt
  11. a road up a hill
  12. False
  13. pulley
  14. a door stopper
  15. True
  16. use a smaller force
  17. a ramp wrapped round
  18. lever
  19. a bottle cap
  20. a seesaw
  21. inclined plane
  22. wheel and axle
  23. screw
  24. wheel and axle
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. two ramps back to back
  29. pulley
  30. True
  31. a wheelchair ramp
  32. True
  33. inclined plane
  34. pulley
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. the tip of a nail
  39. a playground slide
  40. True

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