Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 768 · 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 seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (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 chisel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
10. 10.⚙️ 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
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
12. 12.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
15. 15.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a chisel
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
22. 22.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
26. 26.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a playground slide
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a screw jack

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