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

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. use a smaller force
  3. 6
  4. screw
  5. inclined plane
  6. pulley
  7. False
  8. False
  9. a crane hook block
  10. a crowbar
  11. True
  12. a wood screw
  13. lever
  14. True
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. a seesaw
  17. True
  18. screw
  19. a bottle cap
  20. lever
  21. pulley
  22. wedge
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. a jar lid
  25. a chisel
  26. screw
  27. True
  28. the tip of a nail
  29. two ramps back to back
  30. a bottle opener
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a truck loading ramp
  34. False
  35. a water tap handle
  36. False
  37. True
  38. lever
  39. a nutcracker
  40. lever

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