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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 353 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a nut and bolt
  4. 4.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
  11. 11.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  19. 19.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  23. 23.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a knife edge
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle

Answer key

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

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