Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 706 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
7. 7.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
16. 16.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
20. 20.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
31. 31.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
35. 35.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
40. 40.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

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