Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 644 · 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 water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
13. 13.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
15. 15.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
21. 21.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a wood screw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
29. 29.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a road up a hill
35. 35.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True

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