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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 437 · 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.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a jar lid
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  5. 5.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle cap (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  16. 16.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a water tap handle
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  34. 34.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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