Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 867 · 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 tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
4. 4.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
9. 9.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
13. 13.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
17. 17.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a door stopper (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
26. 26.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) a playground slide (d) a well winch handle
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
36. 36.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
40. 40.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

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