Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 418 · 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 chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a road up a hill (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
7. 7.⚙️ 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
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
9. 9.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
12. 12.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a seesaw
15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
23. 23.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
25. 25.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
29. 29.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
32. 32.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener

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