Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 803 · 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 well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
6. 6.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a well winch handle
21. 21.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
24. 24.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
27. 27.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
33. 33.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
37. 37.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a round doorknob (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle

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