Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 992 · 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 bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
5. 5.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle cap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
14. 14.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
16. 16.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) the tip of a nail
29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
37. 37.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob

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