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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 398 · 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 well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  2. 2.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  4. 4.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  14. 14.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  18. 18.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a chisel
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  37. 37.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap

Answer key

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

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