Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 587 · 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 lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a road up a hill
5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
18. 18.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crane hook block
23. 23.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a chisel (d) a well winch handle
26. 26.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a screw jack
33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle opener
40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

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