Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 264 · 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 claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
7. 7.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
13. 13.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
16. 16.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
22. 22.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
30. 30.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
35. 35.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a door stopper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) the tip of a nail

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