Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 547 · 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 of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a chisel
8. 8.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
10. 10.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a crowbar
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
29. 29.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
39. 39.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False

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