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Water Simple Machines Worksheet
🔧 Part 1: Identifying Water Simple Machines
1. Look at the picture of a hand pump for a well. What type of simple machine is the handle?
Lever
Pulley
Wheel and axle
Inclined plane
2. A bucket is being raised from a well using a rope over a wheel. What simple machine is being used?
Lever
Fixed pulley
Screw
Wedge
3. Which of these are simple machines used to move water? (Check all that apply)
Hand pump with lever handle
Pulley system for well bucket
Water wheel
Garden hose
4. Label the diagram below. Draw lines to connect each part with its correct label:
Labels to use: Lever handle, Fulcrum, Water pump cylinder, Force applied here
🔗 Part 2: Matching Definitions
5. Match each simple machine with its correct definition:
Lever
Pulley
Wheel and axle
Pump
A wheel with a rope that helps lift heavy loads
A rigid bar that turns around a fulcrum
A device that forces water to move from one place to another
A wheel attached to a rod that turns together
⚡ Part 3: Forces in Water Simple Machines
6. What type of force do you apply when using a pump handle?
Push down
Pull up
Both push and pull
Twist
7. When a bucket falls down a well, which force is acting on it?
The force acting on the bucket is ________________.
8. Draw and describe how forces work in a well pulley system. Show the direction of forces with arrows.
9. Explain how a lever makes it easier to pump water:
10. Complete the sentence: When I pull down on one end of a pump lever, the other end pushes _______ to move water through the pump.
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