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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 895 · 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.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  10. 10.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  13. 13.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well winch handle
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
  22. 22.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a door stopper (d) a nut and bolt
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
  40. 40.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a jar lid
  2. a playground slide
  3. True
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a road up a hill
  6. lever
  7. screw
  8. a window blind cord
  9. a water tap handle
  10. True
  11. a well winch handle
  12. a crane hook block
  13. False
  14. a door stopper
  15. screw
  16. a crowbar
  17. a road up a hill
  18. lever
  19. a nut and bolt
  20. a truck loading ramp
  21. a well winch handle
  22. use a smaller force
  23. a door stopper
  24. screw
  25. False
  26. a ramp wrapped round
  27. a bottle cap
  28. True
  29. 6
  30. False
  31. a wheelchair ramp
  32. True
  33. a flagpole rope wheel
  34. True
  35. wheel and axle
  36. a steering wheel
  37. wedge
  38. wedge
  39. a knife edge
  40. True

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