Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 277 · 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 jar lid (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
6. 6.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
16. 16.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
19. 19.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
26. 26.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
28. 28.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well winch handle
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
38. 38.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge

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