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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 167 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a seesaw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  14. 14.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  17. 17.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
  19. 19.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  27. 27.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  29. 29.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  37. 37.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  39. 39.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. use a smaller force
  3. a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. a playground slide
  5. screw
  6. wedge
  7. screw
  8. a water tap handle
  9. a round doorknob
  10. a door stopper
  11. False
  12. pulley
  13. a truck loading ramp
  14. False
  15. lever
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. False
  18. a nutcracker
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. True
  23. pulley
  24. screw
  25. False
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. False
  28. 6
  29. True
  30. lever
  31. False
  32. pulley
  33. a nutcracker
  34. wheel and axle
  35. a playground slide
  36. a seesaw
  37. True
  38. inclined plane
  39. True
  40. False

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