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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 375 · 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 water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ 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
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  5. 5.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a round doorknob
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
  17. 17.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a nut and bolt
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  24. 24.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
  27. 27.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a chisel (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
  39. 39.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar

Answer key

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

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