Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 60 · 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 simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle cap
6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) an axe blade (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) the tip of a nail
18. 18.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) the tip of a nail
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
28. 28.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
36. 36.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener

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