Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 424 · 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 water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
4. 4.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a jar lid
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a crane hook block
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
16. 16.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a playground slide
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
24. 24.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a jar lid (d) a round doorknob
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a nutcracker (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well winch handle
34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a bottle opener
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a claw hammer on a nail
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane

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