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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 930 · 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 water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  5. 5.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  7. 7.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a nutcracker (d) a knife edge
  14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  20. 20.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a crane hook block
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  26. 26.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  40. 40.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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