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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 875 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  2. 2.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) the tip of a nail
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  23. 23.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  36. 36.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  37. 37.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a nut and bolt
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a seesaw
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob

Answer key

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

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