Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 565 · 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 simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) a crowbar (d) a truck loading ramp
10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) an axe blade
12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a claw hammer on a nail
21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle cap
27. 27.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a chisel
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
40. 40.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

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