Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 502 · 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 truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
6. 6.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
18. 18.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
27. 27.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a knife edge (d) a claw hammer on a nail
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
37. 37.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
39. 39.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel

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