Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 886 · 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 an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
12. 12.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) an axe blade
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
16. 16.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a window blind cord
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a truck loading ramp
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
30. 30.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
32. 32.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge

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