Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 617 · 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 chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
5. 5.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
8. 8.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
11. 11.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
17. 17.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a window blind cord
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
28. 28.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
37. 37.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail

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