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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 373 · 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 an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a steering wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  5. 5.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a round doorknob (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) an axe blade
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) the tip of a nail
  15. 15.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  18. 18.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a nut and bolt
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. use a smaller force
  3. a nutcracker
  4. the tip of a nail
  5. True
  6. a playground slide
  7. 6
  8. two ramps back to back
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. a round doorknob
  11. a well winch handle
  12. screw
  13. a crowbar
  14. a screw jack
  15. True
  16. a wheelchair ramp
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. True
  19. wedge
  20. lever
  21. a window blind cord
  22. a window blind cord
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. wheel and axle
  25. wedge
  26. a bottle opener
  27. inclined plane
  28. wedge
  29. screw
  30. True
  31. True
  32. False
  33. lever
  34. True
  35. False
  36. screw
  37. a claw hammer on a nail
  38. a water tap handle
  39. a steering wheel
  40. a chisel

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