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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 781 · 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 wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a chisel
  10. 10.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a chisel
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a water tap handle
  26. 26.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. 40.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. screw
  3. a wood screw
  4. a round doorknob
  5. screw
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. a road up a hill
  8. screw
  9. a road up a hill
  10. True
  11. a screw jack
  12. False
  13. lever
  14. inclined plane
  15. a ramp wrapped round
  16. 6
  17. a round doorknob
  18. a door stopper
  19. a flagpole rope wheel
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a water tap handle
  22. wheel and axle
  23. lever
  24. True
  25. a bottle cap
  26. True
  27. a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. a crane hook block
  29. pulley
  30. wheel and axle
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a well winch handle
  34. False
  35. a door stopper
  36. pulley
  37. a window blind cord
  38. a truck loading ramp
  39. a chisel
  40. True

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