Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 70 · 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 well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
21. 21.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
25. 25.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a well winch handle
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
31. 31.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a window blind cord
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
39. 39.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a playground slide

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