Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 633 · 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.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
15. 15.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
22. 22.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
28. 28.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
37. 37.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
39. 39.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw

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