Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 894 · 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 wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle cap (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a steering wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
12. 12.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
18. 18.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
19. 19.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
34. 34.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp

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