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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 928 · 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 knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.⚙️ 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
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  15. 15.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crowbar (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle opener
  18. 18.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  24. 24.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  38. 38.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

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

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