Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 287 · 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 door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a jar lid
6. 6.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a road up a hill
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
14. 14.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well winch handle
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
20. 20.⚙️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
22. 22.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a bottle opener
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
30. 30.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
37. 37.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle

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