Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 685 · 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 claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
2. 2.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a playground slide
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a crane hook block
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
23. 23.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a well winch handle
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob

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