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Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 987 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
  9. 9.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  13. 13.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  31. 31.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. inclined plane
  3. inclined plane
  4. screw
  5. use a smaller force
  6. wheel and axle
  7. 6
  8. a water tap handle
  9. True
  10. pulley
  11. a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. a window blind cord
  13. False
  14. wedge
  15. wedge
  16. a crowbar
  17. False
  18. a knife edge
  19. a wood screw
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. a nut and bolt
  22. a playground slide
  23. True
  24. True
  25. a door stopper
  26. a bottle cap
  27. a water tap handle
  28. lever
  29. a ramp wrapped round
  30. lever
  31. False
  32. an axe blade
  33. wheel and axle
  34. a road up a hill
  35. lever
  36. True
  37. lever
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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