Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 225 · 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 bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
3. 3.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
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.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
16. 16.⚙️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a nutcracker
22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
28. 28.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
32. 32.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crane hook block
37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a knife edge
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp

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