Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 474 · 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 crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) an axe blade
3. 3.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
8. 8.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) an axe blade
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
12. 12.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
18. 18.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
25. 25.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
26. 26.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
33. 33.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw

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