Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 974 · 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 claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a knife edge
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a knife edge
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
8. 8.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a door stopper
14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
24. 24.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
26. 26.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
29. 29.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a water tap handle
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
36. 36.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a road up a hill
38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
39. 39.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker

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