Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 267 · 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.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
5. 5.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
9. 9.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
12. 12.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a round doorknob (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
23. 23.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a well winch handle
25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
38. 38.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw

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