Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 972 · 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 wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
5. 5.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
10. 10.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚙️ 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
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
14. 14.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
19. 19.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
26. 26.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a jar lid
29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
32. 32.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper

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