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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 562 · 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) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  4. 4.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a truck loading ramp
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  27. 27.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a steering wheel
  2. a flagpole rope wheel
  3. a truck loading ramp
  4. False
  5. a round doorknob
  6. a wheelchair ramp
  7. pulley
  8. a jar lid
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. screw
  11. a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. a playground slide
  13. True
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a well winch handle
  16. True
  17. 6
  18. wheel and axle
  19. True
  20. the tip of a nail
  21. screw
  22. a claw hammer on a nail
  23. screw
  24. pulley
  25. a bottle cap
  26. a screw jack
  27. False
  28. two ramps back to back
  29. a bottle opener
  30. a truck loading ramp
  31. lever
  32. False
  33. a door stopper
  34. True
  35. False
  36. inclined plane
  37. a nut and bolt
  38. True
  39. pulley
  40. wedge

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