Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 649 · 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) a jar lid (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
2. 2.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle opener
8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
11. 11.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
15. 15.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
20. 20.⚙️ 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
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
37. 37.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid

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