Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 296 · 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 road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
22. 22.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a water tap handle
25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
26. 26.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
28. 28.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a well winch handle
31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a knife edge
32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
35. 35.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
40. 40.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

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