Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 346 · 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) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
2. 2.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
22. 22.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a crowbar (d) a truck loading ramp
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
26. 26.⚙️ 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
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
31. 31.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a nut and bolt
37. 37.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill

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