Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 675 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
8. 8.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
13. 13.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
16. 16.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
21. 21.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a chisel
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
30. 30.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a claw hammer on a nail
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle

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