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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 254 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  29. 29.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a crowbar
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  39. 39.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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