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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 217 · 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 of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a chisel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) an axe blade
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  9. 9.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  13. 13.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a jar lid
  18. 18.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  19. 19.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  21. 21.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  23. 23.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
  26. 26.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  35. 35.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle cap is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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