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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 795 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ 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
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
  8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  10. 10.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  14. 14.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a screw jack
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  18. 18.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  25. 25.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  27. 27.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  32. 32.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a crane hook block
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp

Answer key

  1. use a smaller force
  2. pulley
  3. True
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6
  7. a chisel
  8. a seesaw
  9. an axe blade
  10. False
  11. wedge
  12. a round doorknob
  13. a playground slide
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. inclined plane
  18. False
  19. lever
  20. a well-bucket rope wheel
  21. a nutcracker
  22. a wheelchair ramp
  23. pulley
  24. lever
  25. False
  26. a water tap handle
  27. True
  28. a nut and bolt
  29. False
  30. True
  31. screw
  32. True
  33. inclined plane
  34. a window blind cord
  35. False
  36. a steering wheel
  37. wedge
  38. a crowbar
  39. a crane hook block
  40. a knife edge

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