Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 954 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
2. 2.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
6. 6.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a water tap handle (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
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 nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
17. 17.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a claw hammer on a nail
29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a steering wheel
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
32. 32.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
38. 38.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle

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