Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 646 · 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 well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a seesaw (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
6. 6.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a window blind cord
8. 8.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
10. 10.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
14. 14.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚙️ 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
16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a crane hook block
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
29. 29.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle

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