Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 602 · 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 well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a steering wheel
14. 14.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a steering wheel (d) a nut and bolt
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
33. 33.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crane hook block
38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a water tap handle
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge

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