Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 986 · 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 playground slide? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
3. 3.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
17. 17.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a steering wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
30. 30.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a round doorknob
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a window blind cord
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel

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