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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 382 · 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 crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a crane hook block (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  7. 7.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  9. 9.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  13. 13.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  18. 18.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nut and bolt
  25. 25.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  29. 29.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  39. 39.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. a chisel
  4. screw
  5. two ramps back to back
  6. screw
  7. True
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. False
  10. inclined plane
  11. a crowbar
  12. inclined plane
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. False
  17. a nutcracker
  18. use a smaller force
  19. a crowbar
  20. a bottle opener
  21. pulley
  22. a bottle cap
  23. a crane hook block
  24. a wheelchair ramp
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a knife edge
  28. lever
  29. 6
  30. a screw jack
  31. True
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a round doorknob
  35. False
  36. an axe blade
  37. a steering wheel
  38. a water tap handle
  39. True
  40. a nut and bolt

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