Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 621 · 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 seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) the tip of a nail
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
17. 17.⚙️ 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
18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw
32. 32.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
34. 34.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw

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