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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 507 · 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.⚙️ 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a road up a hill (d) a chisel
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  20. 20.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a door stopper
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  32. 32.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a playground slide
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
  39. 39.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. a road up a hill
  3. inclined plane
  4. 6
  5. a screw jack
  6. a chisel
  7. a seesaw
  8. wheel and axle
  9. screw
  10. a crane hook block
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. a knife edge
  13. a bottle opener
  14. a wheelchair ramp
  15. wheel and axle
  16. a crowbar
  17. inclined plane
  18. a nutcracker
  19. use a smaller force
  20. False
  21. a bottle cap
  22. a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. a playground slide
  24. True
  25. lever
  26. wedge
  27. True
  28. a seesaw
  29. inclined plane
  30. a truck loading ramp
  31. wedge
  32. True
  33. True
  34. screw
  35. a crane hook block
  36. wheel and axle
  37. a window blind cord
  38. a claw hammer on a nail
  39. True
  40. False

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