Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 453 · 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.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
9. 9.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
15. 15.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle opener
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
24. 24.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
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 of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
32. 32.True or false: a knife edge is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
36. 36.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
38. 38.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge

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