Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 517 · 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) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
8. 8.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a steering wheel
13. 13.⚙️ 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
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
18. 18.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
25. 25.⚙️ 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
26. 26.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a screw jack
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
38. 38.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
40. 40.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

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