Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 899 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
5. 5.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
8. 8.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
10. 10.⚙️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
14. 14.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
24. 24.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
31. 31.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
32. 32.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
39. 39.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack

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