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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 214 · 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 knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  6. 6.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wood screw
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  25. 25.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt

Answer key

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

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