Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 957 · 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 cap is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
7. 7.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a window blind cord
10. 10.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
23. 23.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
33. 33.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wood screw
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

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