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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 973 · 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 lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a crowbar
  6. 6.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  17. 17.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  20. 20.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  22. 22.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a nut and bolt
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) the tip of a nail
  27. 27.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  34. 34.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. a bottle cap
  3. True
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a crowbar
  6. False
  7. a bottle opener
  8. a steering wheel
  9. lever
  10. a window blind cord
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. a crane hook block
  13. a window blind cord
  14. a wood screw
  15. screw
  16. a playground slide
  17. False
  18. a knife edge
  19. lever
  20. False
  21. use a smaller force
  22. True
  23. 6
  24. lever
  25. a nut and bolt
  26. a crane hook block
  27. False
  28. a seesaw
  29. inclined plane
  30. pulley
  31. True
  32. wedge
  33. wedge
  34. True
  35. inclined plane
  36. True
  37. wedge
  38. a claw hammer on a nail
  39. screw
  40. wheel and axle

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