Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 559 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
2. 2.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
8. 8.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a wheelchair ramp
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
21. 21.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
30. 30.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw

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