Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 826 · 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 flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
9. 9.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle cap
12. 12.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
17. 17.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
24. 24.⚙️ 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
25. 25.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a window blind cord
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
32. 32.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw

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