Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 422 · 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 of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a playground slide
2. 2.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a crowbar
4. 4.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
9. 9.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
13. 13.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
28. 28.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
37. 37.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw

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