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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 178 · 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 screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  4. 4.⚙️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a crane hook block (d) a water tap handle
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
  27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  33. 33.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  40. 40.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. a bottle opener
  3. use a smaller force
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. True
  6. True
  7. a nutcracker
  8. a bottle opener
  9. wedge
  10. wheel and axle
  11. an axe blade
  12. True
  13. a door stopper
  14. screw
  15. True
  16. a seesaw
  17. a window blind cord
  18. a well winch handle
  19. a jar lid
  20. a round doorknob
  21. lever
  22. wheel and axle
  23. True
  24. True
  25. pulley
  26. a screw jack
  27. a ramp wrapped round
  28. lever
  29. wedge
  30. inclined plane
  31. False
  32. a window blind cord
  33. 6
  34. lever
  35. lever
  36. an axe blade
  37. a bottle cap
  38. a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. a flagpole rope wheel
  40. True

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