Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 206 · 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 round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
9. 9.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
12. 12.⚙️ 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
13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
23. 23.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
26. 26.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a wood screw
29. 29.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
32. 32.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a nut and bolt
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel

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