Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 998 · 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 steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
5. 5.⚙️ 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
6. 6.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
9. 9.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
13. 13.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle cap (d) the tip of a nail
15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a door stopper (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
22. 22.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle
27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
30. 30.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
31. 31.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
34. 34.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
38. 38.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack

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