Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 610 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
13. 13.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a crowbar
17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a road up a hill
26. 26.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
32. 32.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a well winch handle
36. 36.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

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