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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 485 · 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 jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crane hook block
  7. 7.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a playground slide
  19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  24. 24.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  30. 30.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  34. 34.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  36. 36.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  39. 39.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

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

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