Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 946 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a well winch handle
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
17. 17.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
19. 19.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a door stopper (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a seesaw (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
26. 26.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
35. 35.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a door stopper (d) a nut and bolt
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle cap
39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle

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