Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 469 · 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 simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
3. 3.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
12. 12.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
17. 17.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a nutcracker (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
28. 28.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) an axe blade
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) the tip of a nail
36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a knife edge
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
40. 40.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

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