Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 970 · 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 screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
9. 9.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a nut and bolt
11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
19. 19.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
29. 29.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
34. 34.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
38. 38.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw

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