Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 770 · 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 playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
6. 6.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
12. 12.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) the tip of a nail
16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
19. 19.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
24. 24.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
30. 30.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
35. 35.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a water tap handle
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill

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