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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 10 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. use a smaller force
  2. lever
  3. False
  4. a bottle opener
  5. a crowbar
  6. True
  7. a truck loading ramp
  8. inclined plane
  9. False
  10. lever
  11. 6
  12. a knife edge
  13. a nut and bolt
  14. a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. a road up a hill
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a ramp wrapped round
  21. screw
  22. True
  23. a jar lid
  24. wedge
  25. False
  26. a flagpole rope wheel
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a nutcracker
  31. a wheelchair ramp
  32. True
  33. screw
  34. True
  35. a seesaw
  36. a flagpole rope wheel
  37. wedge
  38. True
  39. lever
  40. wedge

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