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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 902 · 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 an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  9. 9.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
  11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  16. 16.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  20. 20.⚙️ 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
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  23. 23.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  33. 33.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a window blind cord (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  39. 39.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. screw
  3. a flagpole rope wheel
  4. pulley
  5. screw
  6. wedge
  7. a bottle opener
  8. 6
  9. True
  10. a door stopper
  11. True
  12. False
  13. False
  14. lever
  15. wheel and axle
  16. False
  17. inclined plane
  18. lever
  19. a nutcracker
  20. two ramps back to back
  21. the tip of a nail
  22. a claw hammer on a nail
  23. use a smaller force
  24. a nutcracker
  25. a nut and bolt
  26. a crane hook block
  27. a well winch handle
  28. True
  29. a window blind cord
  30. pulley
  31. False
  32. a claw hammer on a nail
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. wedge
  37. a screw jack
  38. pulley
  39. True
  40. a playground slide

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