Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 204 · 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 simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
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.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
9. 9.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
17. 17.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a crane hook block
29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
34. 34.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
38. 38.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a window blind cord

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