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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 44 · 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 of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  6. 6.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  9. 9.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a wood screw
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle cap
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  25. 25.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  32. 32.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  34. 34.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  36. 36.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a steering wheel
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. a water tap handle
  2. a crowbar
  3. True
  4. False
  5. screw
  6. False
  7. wedge
  8. two ramps back to back
  9. use a smaller force
  10. a bottle cap
  11. wheel and axle
  12. a screw jack
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. lever
  15. a wood screw
  16. pulley
  17. pulley
  18. a bottle cap
  19. lever
  20. screw
  21. 6
  22. a nut and bolt
  23. lever
  24. screw
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a knife edge
  28. a jar lid
  29. a chisel
  30. a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. wheel and axle
  32. False
  33. pulley
  34. False
  35. a seesaw
  36. True
  37. the tip of a nail
  38. a steering wheel
  39. inclined plane
  40. an axe blade

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