Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 925 · 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.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
9. 9.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
16. 16.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
18. 18.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
20. 20.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a wood screw (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a jar lid (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle opener
32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
38. 38.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge

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