Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 916 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
7. 7.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
11. 11.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
14. 14.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
18. 18.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) the tip of a nail
23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
27. 27.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
28. 28.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
30. 30.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever

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