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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 196 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.⚙️ 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  18. 18.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  22. 22.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a seesaw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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