Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 235 · 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 wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
4. 4.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
6. 6.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
17. 17.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
19. 19.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
30. 30.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
38. 38.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
40. 40.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False

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