Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 725 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a jar lid
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a knife edge
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
18. 18.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a nut and bolt
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
24. 24.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
26. 26.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a chisel
28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
32. 32.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
39. 39.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False

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