Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 310 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
8. 8.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a playground slide
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) a wheelchair ramp
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
24. 24.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
25. 25.⚙️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
31. 31.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack

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