Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 854 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
10. 10.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
18. 18.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
33. 33.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle

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