Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 312 · 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) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) the tip of a nail (d) a screw jack
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
5. 5.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚙️ 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
8. 8.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
11. 11.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
15. 15.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
18. 18.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
26. 26.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
36. 36.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel

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