Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 282 · 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 truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a chisel
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
15. 15.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
17. 17.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
21. 21.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
30. 30.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
33. 33.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
37. 37.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) the tip of a nail

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