Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 333 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
3. 3.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
10. 10.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
13. 13.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
17. 17.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
20. 20.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a steering wheel
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
36. 36.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a truck loading ramp (d) the tip of a nail
40. 40.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot

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