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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 321 · 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 seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a chisel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a steering wheel
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  20. 20.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  27. 27.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  30. 30.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
  32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  34. 34.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  38. 38.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. 6
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. a claw hammer on a nail
  5. a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. True
  7. an axe blade
  8. lever
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. a crowbar
  11. a chisel
  12. lever
  13. a wheelchair ramp
  14. a wood screw
  15. a nut and bolt
  16. a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a steering wheel
  20. True
  21. True
  22. wheel and axle
  23. a truck loading ramp
  24. an axe blade
  25. wheel and axle
  26. wedge
  27. True
  28. use a smaller force
  29. a nutcracker
  30. False
  31. a wheelchair ramp
  32. a well winch handle
  33. wedge
  34. False
  35. lever
  36. True
  37. a jar lid
  38. False
  39. pulley
  40. a seesaw

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