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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 93 · 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.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  4. 4.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  23. 23.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  24. 24.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  32. 32.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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