Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 480 · 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 screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
11. 11.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
20. 20.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
25. 25.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
34. 34.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a nut and bolt

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