Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 237 · 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 well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a jar lid (d) a road up a hill
5. 5.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a well winch handle (d) a window blind cord
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
15. 15.⚙️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
25. 25.True or false: a knife edge is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a wood screw
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle cap
33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel

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