Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 361 · 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) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
8. 8.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
10. 10.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a knife edge
13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
15. 15.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
17. 17.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
28. 28.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle cap
31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
37. 37.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
39. 39.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley

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