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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 948 · 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 round doorknob is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a seesaw
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  10. 10.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  31. 31.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

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

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