Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 963 · 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 crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a door stopper (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle cap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a crane hook block (d) a playground slide
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
25. 25.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
29. 29.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a wheelchair ramp
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block

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