Simple Machines Worksheet

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

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