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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 92 · 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 pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  2. 2.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
  7. 7.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
  18. 18.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a knife edge
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
  25. 25.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  27. 27.⚙️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  30. 30.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  36. 36.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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