Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 356 · 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 truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
2. 2.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
8. 8.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
12. 12.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
14. 14.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a round doorknob
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚙️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a chisel
32. 32.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
40. 40.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

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