Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 943 · 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 jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
2. 2.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
10. 10.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
14. 14.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
22. 22.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
25. 25.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
27. 27.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a crane hook block
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
32. 32.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
37. 37.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel

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