Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 589 · 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) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a knife edge (c) a screw jack (d) a truck loading ramp
4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
7. 7.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a playground slide
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
28. 28.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a window blind cord
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
33. 33.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
38. 38.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid

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