Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 57 · 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 window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a knife edge
14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a nutcracker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
19. 19.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle cap
25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
28. 28.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
31. 31.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
34. 34.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
37. 37.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
39. 39.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob

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