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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 234 · 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 road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  19. 19.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
  24. 24.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  38. 38.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a round doorknob
  2. False
  3. screw
  4. wedge
  5. wheel and axle
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. a flagpole rope wheel
  8. 6
  9. wheel and axle
  10. False
  11. inclined plane
  12. a door stopper
  13. False
  14. lever
  15. a chisel
  16. False
  17. a steering wheel
  18. a wheelchair ramp
  19. False
  20. inclined plane
  21. True
  22. a seesaw
  23. a bottle opener
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. two ramps back to back
  28. wedge
  29. a bottle cap
  30. a crowbar
  31. True
  32. a window blind cord
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a wheelchair ramp
  36. use a smaller force
  37. a nut and bolt
  38. False
  39. a flagpole rope wheel
  40. True

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