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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 495 · 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) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a chisel (d) a steering wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  9. 9.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  16. 16.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle opener
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  23. 23.⚙️ 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
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  28. 28.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle cap (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a road up a hill
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. screw
  3. a steering wheel
  4. lever
  5. a door stopper
  6. a well winch handle
  7. a knife edge
  8. inclined plane
  9. True
  10. a door stopper
  11. a crane hook block
  12. False
  13. a window blind cord
  14. True
  15. lever
  16. False
  17. a screw jack
  18. a bottle opener
  19. a ramp wrapped round
  20. pulley
  21. screw
  22. wheel and axle
  23. use a smaller force
  24. a seesaw
  25. a screw jack
  26. True
  27. a nutcracker
  28. False
  29. True
  30. an axe blade
  31. lever
  32. False
  33. pulley
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. a road up a hill
  36. pulley
  37. False
  38. lever
  39. True
  40. wheel and axle

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