Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 953 · 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 screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) an axe blade
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
19. 19.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a door stopper
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
25. 25.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
28. 28.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
30. 30.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
35. 35.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a nut and bolt
38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener

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