Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 657 · 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 simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
7. 7.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
10. 10.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
17. 17.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw
19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a door stopper
33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
38. 38.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block

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