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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 255 · 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 lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
  2. 2.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  9. 9.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a chisel
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a road up a hill (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) the tip of a nail
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. True
  3. a knife edge
  4. wheel and axle
  5. True
  6. lever
  7. an axe blade
  8. lever
  9. False
  10. True
  11. screw
  12. a wood screw
  13. pulley
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a road up a hill
  16. a water tap handle
  17. a door stopper
  18. a chisel
  19. an axe blade
  20. wedge
  21. inclined plane
  22. inclined plane
  23. 6
  24. a seesaw
  25. wheel and axle
  26. a well winch handle
  27. False
  28. True
  29. wedge
  30. False
  31. pulley
  32. a bottle cap
  33. a window blind cord
  34. a ramp wrapped round
  35. screw
  36. the tip of a nail
  37. lever
  38. a water tap handle
  39. True
  40. wheel and axle

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