Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 240 · 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 jar lid? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
9. 9.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a wood screw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
18. 18.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle cap
23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) an axe blade
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
31. 31.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
37. 37.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
39. 39.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel

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