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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 78 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  6. 6.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a nut and bolt
  9. 9.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle cap
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  16. 16.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a jar lid (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  21. 21.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  24. 24.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a screw jack
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a nutcracker
  3. a seesaw
  4. a window blind cord
  5. wedge
  6. False
  7. wedge
  8. the tip of a nail
  9. use a smaller force
  10. a steering wheel
  11. False
  12. pulley
  13. wheel and axle
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. a ramp wrapped round
  16. False
  17. a jar lid
  18. wedge
  19. a screw jack
  20. wedge
  21. False
  22. a crane hook block
  23. a knife edge
  24. False
  25. pulley
  26. wedge
  27. a wood screw
  28. a road up a hill
  29. a jar lid
  30. a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. False
  32. screw
  33. a door stopper
  34. a crowbar
  35. False
  36. a playground slide
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. a steering wheel
  39. a bottle cap
  40. True

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