Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 362 · 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 window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
6. 6.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
8. 8.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
10. 10.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
18. 18.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
20. 20.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
26. 26.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
29. 29.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
33. 33.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley

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