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

Answer key

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

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