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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 97 · 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 wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  3. 3.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  9. 9.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  16. 16.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ 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
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  25. 25.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  27. 27.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  36. 36.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. an axe blade
  2. a seesaw
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. screw
  7. False
  8. a chisel
  9. True
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. False
  12. a wood screw
  13. a nut and bolt
  14. True
  15. a bottle cap
  16. True
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. inclined plane
  19. pulley
  20. pulley
  21. a round doorknob
  22. True
  23. inclined plane
  24. a crane hook block
  25. True
  26. a door stopper
  27. False
  28. wedge
  29. 6
  30. a bottle opener
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. a claw hammer on a nail
  33. a playground slide
  34. lever
  35. a well winch handle
  36. True
  37. False
  38. screw
  39. True
  40. False

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