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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 76 · 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 steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a window blind cord
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a chisel
  6. 6.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  8. 8.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle opener
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle cap
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  17. 17.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  25. 25.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever

Answer key

  1. wheel and axle
  2. a bottle cap
  3. a window blind cord
  4. wheel and axle
  5. a playground slide
  6. False
  7. a water tap handle
  8. True
  9. a wood screw
  10. a door stopper
  11. False
  12. the tip of a nail
  13. a claw hammer on a nail
  14. a well winch handle
  15. use a smaller force
  16. screw
  17. False
  18. False
  19. inclined plane
  20. a well winch handle
  21. wedge
  22. a ramp wrapped round
  23. a round doorknob
  24. two ramps back to back
  25. False
  26. a window blind cord
  27. 6
  28. wheel and axle
  29. a door stopper
  30. wedge
  31. lever
  32. pulley
  33. True
  34. lever
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. inclined plane
  38. screw
  39. lever
  40. wedge

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