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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 104 · 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) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  2. 2.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  4. 4.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a nut and bolt
  17. 17.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  25. 25.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  26. 26.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a screw jack
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  38. 38.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley

Answer key

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

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