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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 146 · 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 simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  8. 8.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  25. 25.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  30. 30.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  35. 35.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  40. 40.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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