Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 88 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
2. 2.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
4. 4.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a chisel
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) the tip of a nail
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a seesaw
20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a chisel
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a crane hook block
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
34. 34.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
35. 35.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
40. 40.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

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