Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 144 · 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.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crane hook block
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
7. 7.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
17. 17.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
19. 19.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a chisel
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
40. 40.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel

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