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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 243 · 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 bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  4. 4.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle cap
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  29. 29.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  40. 40.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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