Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 612 · 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 flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a well winch handle
12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
34. 34.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block

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