Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 598 · 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 chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
3. 3.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
11. 11.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
14. 14.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
17. 17.⚙️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
20. 20.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
22. 22.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a round doorknob
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) the tip of a nail
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a nut and bolt (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
34. 34.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
36. 36.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well winch handle
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle

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