Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 620 · 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 of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
2. 2.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
4. 4.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
10. 10.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a crane hook block (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
22. 22.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
25. 25.⚙️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a nut and bolt
27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
28. 28.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) the tip of a nail
33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
40. 40.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

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