Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 595 · 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 screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
2. 2.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
5. 5.⚙️ 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
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
12. 12.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
15. 15.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
25. 25.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
29. 29.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a chisel
31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
32. 32.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a crane hook block
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
38. 38.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge

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