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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 897 · 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 wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  12. 12.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  16. 16.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
  20. 20.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle opener
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  28. 28.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  31. 31.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. a nutcracker
  3. a bottle opener
  4. wedge
  5. a crowbar
  6. a water tap handle
  7. wheel and axle
  8. use a smaller force
  9. pulley
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. a seesaw
  12. True
  13. a window blind cord
  14. wedge
  15. a chisel
  16. False
  17. inclined plane
  18. True
  19. a bottle opener
  20. False
  21. a truck loading ramp
  22. screw
  23. a jar lid
  24. wheel and axle
  25. screw
  26. a flagpole rope wheel
  27. lever
  28. True
  29. a bottle cap
  30. 6
  31. False
  32. lever
  33. a screw jack
  34. inclined plane
  35. an axe blade
  36. False
  37. lever
  38. lever
  39. a chisel
  40. a wood screw

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