Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 693 · 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) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
7. 7.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
11. 11.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wood screw
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a playground slide
19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
20. 20.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a bottle opener
23. 23.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
36. 36.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge

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