Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 833 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
7. 7.⚙️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a crane hook block
9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
14. 14.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
22. 22.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
29. 29.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a round doorknob
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
40. 40.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

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