Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 944 · 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 wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a seesaw
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
7. 7.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
13. 13.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
23. 23.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a chisel (c) a playground slide (d) a claw hammer on a nail
28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a screw jack
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid

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