Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 344 · 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 a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
8. 8.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a screw jack
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
20. 20.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
21. 21.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
33. 33.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
38. 38.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
40. 40.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round

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