Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 350 · 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 well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
12. 12.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
15. 15.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
17. 17.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a playground slide
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
23. 23.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
32. 32.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
33. 33.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle

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