Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 958 · 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 simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a steering wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
13. 13.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a door stopper (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
19. 19.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
21. 21.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
29. 29.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
31. 31.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
35. 35.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever

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