Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 557 · 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) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a steering wheel
11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
13. 13.⚙️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a crane hook block (c) a screw jack (d) a nutcracker
16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
19. 19.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
31. 31.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
33. 33.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nut and bolt
37. 37.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge

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