Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 591 · 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 claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle cap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
15. 15.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper
18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
21. 21.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
30. 30.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) the tip of a nail
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar

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