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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 170 · 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 road up a hill? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  2. 2.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  15. 15.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  18. 18.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a nutcracker
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  36. 36.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a crowbar (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. True
  3. wedge
  4. 6
  5. screw
  6. pulley
  7. a bottle opener
  8. an axe blade
  9. inclined plane
  10. a wheelchair ramp
  11. a round doorknob
  12. inclined plane
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. a bottle opener
  15. True
  16. wedge
  17. lever
  18. True
  19. use a smaller force
  20. a chisel
  21. a nutcracker
  22. wedge
  23. a wheelchair ramp
  24. a crane hook block
  25. screw
  26. a seesaw
  27. a water tap handle
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. a jar lid
  33. True
  34. a crowbar
  35. a screw jack
  36. False
  37. a crowbar
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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