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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 169 · 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.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle opener
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  6. 6.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
  11. 11.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crane hook block (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  17. 17.⚙️ 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
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  19. 19.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a window blind cord
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  26. 26.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  30. 30.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a wood screw (d) an axe blade
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) an axe blade
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a road up a hill
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. a wood screw
  4. a knife edge
  5. 6
  6. False
  7. a claw hammer on a nail
  8. wheel and axle
  9. wedge
  10. a crowbar
  11. False
  12. screw
  13. lever
  14. wedge
  15. a round doorknob
  16. wedge
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. a crowbar
  19. True
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a window blind cord
  23. a window blind cord
  24. False
  25. a playground slide
  26. True
  27. False
  28. pulley
  29. screw
  30. use a smaller force
  31. a nut and bolt
  32. True
  33. a wood screw
  34. lever
  35. wheel and axle
  36. True
  37. a water tap handle
  38. a nutcracker
  39. a flagpole rope wheel
  40. a nutcracker

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