Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 828 · 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 playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
2. 2.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
4. 4.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a road up a hill
17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
20. 20.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
28. 28.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
38. 38.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw

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