Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 124 · 40 questions

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.

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

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