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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 256 · 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 screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
  2. 2.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  6. 6.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  12. 12.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  14. 14.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  27. 27.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
  37. 37.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob

Answer key

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

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