Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 913 · 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 kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
5. 5.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle opener
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
17. 17.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a well winch handle
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
23. 23.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
26. 26.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
33. 33.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
37. 37.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw

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