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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 328 · 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 bottle cap (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  2. 2.⚙️ 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
  3. 3.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  8. 8.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a water tap handle (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  29. 29.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  33. 33.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
  40. 40.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. use a smaller force
  3. False
  4. a nutcracker
  5. a water tap handle
  6. lever
  7. screw
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a wheelchair ramp
  11. 6
  12. a round doorknob
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a window blind cord
  16. screw
  17. a bottle opener
  18. pulley
  19. lever
  20. False
  21. a ramp wrapped round
  22. a bottle cap
  23. True
  24. a claw hammer on a nail
  25. wedge
  26. a water tap handle
  27. lever
  28. lever
  29. False
  30. inclined plane
  31. True
  32. inclined plane
  33. True
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. a crowbar
  36. a jar lid
  37. False
  38. wedge
  39. a claw hammer on a nail
  40. False

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