Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 221 · 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 screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a nut and bolt
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
8. 8.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
11. 11.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
14. 14.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a door stopper
27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
35. 35.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle

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