Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 809 · 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 simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a steering wheel
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
7. 7.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
9. 9.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
13. 13.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ 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
15. 15.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
29. 29.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a chisel
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
37. 37.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill

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