Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 360 · 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 playground slide? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
9. 9.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a door stopper
14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
18. 18.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
22. 22.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
24. 24.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
26. 26.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
30. 30.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
31. 31.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley

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