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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 755 · 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) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  4. 4.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  7. 7.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a playground slide
  10. 10.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  14. 14.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle opener (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  29. 29.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. an axe blade
  2. a road up a hill
  3. a flagpole rope wheel
  4. False
  5. a crane hook block
  6. a jar lid
  7. True
  8. wheel and axle
  9. a nut and bolt
  10. True
  11. 6
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. use a smaller force
  14. True
  15. False
  16. wheel and axle
  17. lever
  18. a crane hook block
  19. a chisel
  20. pulley
  21. a steering wheel
  22. a crowbar
  23. a round doorknob
  24. a knife edge
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. a seesaw
  27. a bottle opener
  28. inclined plane
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. screw
  35. two ramps back to back
  36. a wheelchair ramp
  37. False
  38. wheel and axle
  39. True
  40. True

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