Simple Machines Worksheet

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

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