Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 952 · 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 bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
5. 5.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a round doorknob (d) an axe blade
10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a wood screw
11. 11.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a knife edge
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
31. 31.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
34. 34.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a crane hook block (d) an axe blade
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
37. 37.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker

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