Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 96 · 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) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
3. 3.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
5. 5.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a road up a hill
12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well winch handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
18. 18.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
25. 25.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
29. 29.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail

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