Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 914 · 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) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
3. 3.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
8. 8.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
19. 19.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
29. 29.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a screw jack
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
39. 39.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel

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