Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 811 · 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 road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
4. 4.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
8. 8.⚙️ 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
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
29. 29.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a nutcracker
33. 33.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
35. 35.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

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