Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 258 · 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 of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
2. 2.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
4. 4.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
6. 6.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
14. 14.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
16. 16.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
19. 19.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle cap
24. 24.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
25. 25.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap

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