Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 323 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a steering wheel
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
7. 7.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
11. 11.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
20. 20.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
32. 32.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
38. 38.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False

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