Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 395 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a playground slide (d) a well winch handle
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
22. 22.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
25. 25.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
30. 30.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a chisel
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
36. 36.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
39. 39.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley

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