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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 351 · 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 playground slide? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle cap
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle cap
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  12. 12.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt
  19. 19.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
  26. 26.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  29. 29.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. wheel and axle
  3. use a smaller force
  4. a seesaw
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a nutcracker
  8. a crane hook block
  9. a bottle cap
  10. a nut and bolt
  11. 6
  12. True
  13. False
  14. screw
  15. a water tap handle
  16. False
  17. lever
  18. a well winch handle
  19. True
  20. True
  21. a road up a hill
  22. a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. wheel and axle
  25. a truck loading ramp
  26. True
  27. wedge
  28. wedge
  29. False
  30. a wheelchair ramp
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a knife edge
  35. lever
  36. pulley
  37. screw
  38. screw
  39. a truck loading ramp
  40. wedge

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