Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 524 · 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 playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
2. 2.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
4. 4.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a round doorknob
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a screw jack
23. 23.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a door stopper (d) a crowbar
25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
31. 31.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
35. 35.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a nutcracker
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge

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