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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 161 · 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 jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  11. 11.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  16. 16.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. use a smaller force
  3. 6
  4. a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. a water tap handle
  6. screw
  7. a bottle opener
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. an axe blade
  10. lever
  11. True
  12. False
  13. False
  14. a wood screw
  15. two ramps back to back
  16. False
  17. a nut and bolt
  18. wedge
  19. lever
  20. False
  21. True
  22. False
  23. wedge
  24. a claw hammer on a nail
  25. lever
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. a crane hook block
  30. wheel and axle
  31. pulley
  32. a ramp wrapped round
  33. False
  34. a steering wheel
  35. a jar lid
  36. a flagpole rope wheel
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a round doorknob

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