Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 268 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a playground slide
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
11. 11.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
13. 13.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
16. 16.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a round doorknob
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle cap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
25. 25.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
26. 26.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
32. 32.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
34. 34.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
39. 39.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail

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