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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 242 · 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 claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
  10. 10.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  17. 17.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  20. 20.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  27. 27.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  30. 30.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a nut and bolt
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  40. 40.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. wedge
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. a truck loading ramp
  5. a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. 6
  7. a crane hook block
  8. wheel and axle
  9. an axe blade
  10. True
  11. a nutcracker
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. a truck loading ramp
  14. a steering wheel
  15. a round doorknob
  16. wedge
  17. False
  18. pulley
  19. pulley
  20. False
  21. a window blind cord
  22. two ramps back to back
  23. a screw jack
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a window blind cord
  27. False
  28. a seesaw
  29. pulley
  30. False
  31. lever
  32. wedge
  33. False
  34. screw
  35. lever
  36. inclined plane
  37. pulley
  38. a nut and bolt
  39. lever
  40. use a smaller force

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