Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 857 · 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 a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a round doorknob
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a chisel (d) a wheelchair ramp
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
8. 8.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a chisel
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
20. 20.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
23. 23.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a door stopper (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
30. 30.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill

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