Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 863 · 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 lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
7. 7.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
10. 10.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
15. 15.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚙️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a well winch handle
18. 18.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle cap
20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
29. 29.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
31. 31.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
33. 33.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a window blind cord
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a window blind cord
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord

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