Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 766 · 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: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
5. 5.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a road up a hill
7. 7.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a road up a hill
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a well winch handle (d) a chisel
16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
26. 26.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
28. 28.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
30. 30.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
33. 33.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid

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