Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 452 · 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 round doorknob (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
6. 6.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a chisel
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
10. 10.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
15. 15.⚙️ 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
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle opener (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
20. 20.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a chisel
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well winch handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a playground slide
28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever

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