Simple Machines Worksheet

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

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