Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 666 · 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 pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
6. 6.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
12. 12.⚙️ 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
13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a water tap handle (d) a nutcracker
14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
18. 18.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚙️ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a steering wheel (d) a crane hook block
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
24. 24.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
26. 26.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
29. 29.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob

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