Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 597 · 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.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a water tap handle
4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
12. 12.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
15. 15.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
27. 27.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
29. 29.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
31. 31.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a water tap handle
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill

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