Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 609 · 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 seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
5. 5.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
8. 8.⚙️ 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
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
13. 13.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
16. 16.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
26. 26.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
33. 33.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane

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