Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 697 · 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 nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
9. 9.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a chisel
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
21. 21.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
31. 31.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a water tap handle
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp

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