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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 273 · 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 nutcracker? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  3. 3.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well winch handle
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  22. 22.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
  25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a wood screw
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  31. 31.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
  38. 38.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp

Answer key

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

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