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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 396 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  2. 2.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  7. 7.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  14. 14.⚙️ 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
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  32. 32.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  40. 40.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. True
  3. an axe blade
  4. wheel and axle
  5. a crowbar
  6. a playground slide
  7. False
  8. a claw hammer on a nail
  9. a seesaw
  10. inclined plane
  11. lever
  12. a knife edge
  13. a nutcracker
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. False
  17. lever
  18. True
  19. a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. screw
  21. False
  22. an axe blade
  23. a crane hook block
  24. a water tap handle
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a jar lid
  28. a road up a hill
  29. pulley
  30. True
  31. wheel and axle
  32. True
  33. a wood screw
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. True
  36. pulley
  37. a round doorknob
  38. a truck loading ramp
  39. a well winch handle
  40. False

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