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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 163 · 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 crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  6. 6.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  15. 15.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a knife edge (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  30. 30.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  34. 34.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a screw jack
  36. 36.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a jar lid
  39. 39.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. lever
  3. 6
  4. a door stopper
  5. use a smaller force
  6. False
  7. True
  8. a door stopper
  9. a knife edge
  10. a claw hammer on a nail
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. pulley
  13. a water tap handle
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. True
  16. False
  17. lever
  18. wedge
  19. a well winch handle
  20. a crane hook block
  21. True
  22. a road up a hill
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. False
  25. inclined plane
  26. False
  27. a screw jack
  28. a nutcracker
  29. a playground slide
  30. False
  31. True
  32. wheel and axle
  33. an axe blade
  34. True
  35. the tip of a nail
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a jar lid
  39. False
  40. a flagpole rope wheel

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