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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 100 · 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.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well winch handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  17. 17.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 22.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  23. 23.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a playground slide
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  37. 37.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail

Answer key

  1. a claw hammer on a nail
  2. 6
  3. True
  4. lever
  5. wheel and axle
  6. wedge
  7. screw
  8. an axe blade
  9. a well winch handle
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a nutcracker
  12. wedge
  13. screw
  14. False
  15. False
  16. inclined plane
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. False
  21. a road up a hill
  22. two ramps back to back
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a ramp wrapped round
  26. a door stopper
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a window blind cord
  30. a bottle opener
  31. a wood screw
  32. a crane hook block
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. a seesaw
  35. lever
  36. a screw jack
  37. False
  38. pulley
  39. wheel and axle
  40. a claw hammer on a nail

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