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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 372 · 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 flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  7. 7.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  9. 9.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  11. 11.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  19. 19.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  31. 31.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  39. 39.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack

Answer key

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

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