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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 544 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  5. 5.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
  8. 8.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  17. 17.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a knife edge
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
  26. 26.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a bottle cap
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) the tip of a nail
  35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge

Answer key

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

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