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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 765 · 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: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  8. 8.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  17. 17.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
  32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  39. 39.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity

Answer key

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

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