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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 95 · 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 well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  14. 14.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) the tip of a nail
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  31. 31.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  35. 35.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  39. 39.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a wheelchair ramp
  3. pulley
  4. screw
  5. a steering wheel
  6. a truck loading ramp
  7. a road up a hill
  8. a truck loading ramp
  9. screw
  10. False
  11. a bottle cap
  12. lever
  13. 6
  14. False
  15. a jar lid
  16. a steering wheel
  17. a crowbar
  18. a seesaw
  19. two ramps back to back
  20. wedge
  21. a road up a hill
  22. True
  23. pulley
  24. a flagpole rope wheel
  25. the tip of a nail
  26. a claw hammer on a nail
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a water tap handle
  30. a window blind cord
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. lever
  35. True
  36. a jar lid
  37. a well-bucket rope wheel
  38. lever
  39. True
  40. inclined plane

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