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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 87 · 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) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  6. 6.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a screw jack
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  11. 11.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
  29. 29.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  35. 35.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever

Answer key

  1. use a smaller force
  2. inclined plane
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. a water tap handle
  5. 6
  6. True
  7. a crowbar
  8. a road up a hill
  9. a chisel
  10. wheel and axle
  11. False
  12. a round doorknob
  13. wheel and axle
  14. screw
  15. a truck loading ramp
  16. pulley
  17. a wheelchair ramp
  18. the tip of a nail
  19. inclined plane
  20. False
  21. lever
  22. a jar lid
  23. lever
  24. False
  25. a flagpole rope wheel
  26. False
  27. True
  28. a nut and bolt
  29. True
  30. a crane hook block
  31. a steering wheel
  32. screw
  33. an axe blade
  34. screw
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a seesaw
  38. pulley
  39. False
  40. a ramp wrapped round

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