Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 535 · 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.⚙️ 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
2. 2.⚙️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
4. 4.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
8. 8.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a screw jack
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
28. 28.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
37. 37.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker

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