Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 506 · 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 wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
8. 8.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
15. 15.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
28. 28.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a chisel
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a steering wheel
40. 40.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3

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