Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 754 · 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.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt
4. 4.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
7. 7.⚙️ 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
8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
15. 15.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a truck loading ramp
26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
27. 27.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
33. 33.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
40. 40.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round

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