Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 552 · 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) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw
4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) an axe blade
9. 9.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a steering wheel
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
22. 22.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
26. 26.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
28. 28.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
30. 30.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a nut and bolt
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
35. 35.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

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