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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 364 · 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 jar lid? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  2. 2.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  5. 5.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a chisel
  12. 12.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  16. 16.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  19. 19.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  27. 27.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  29. 29.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a knife edge
  5. False
  6. a bottle cap
  7. use a smaller force
  8. a nut and bolt
  9. screw
  10. two ramps back to back
  11. a chisel
  12. False
  13. a door stopper
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. pulley
  16. False
  17. wheel and axle
  18. 6
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a window blind cord
  22. a road up a hill
  23. lever
  24. the tip of a nail
  25. wedge
  26. lever
  27. False
  28. wheel and axle
  29. True
  30. a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. wedge
  32. a playground slide
  33. a road up a hill
  34. lever
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. pulley
  38. a wheelchair ramp
  39. lever
  40. a flagpole rope wheel

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