Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 722 · 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 bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a well winch handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
13. 13.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
15. 15.⚙️ 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
16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
24. 24.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a playground slide
26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
28. 28.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
32. 32.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a steering wheel
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
36. 36.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

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