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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 59 · 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 road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  3. 3.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  9. 9.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a nut and bolt
  13. 13.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  17. 17.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a door stopper (d) a truck loading ramp
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  31. 31.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  38. 38.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. False
  4. a nut and bolt
  5. a chisel
  6. inclined plane
  7. lever
  8. a water tap handle
  9. False
  10. a well winch handle
  11. True
  12. a window blind cord
  13. False
  14. pulley
  15. True
  16. 6
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. a knife edge
  19. wheel and axle
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. True
  22. a seesaw
  23. screw
  24. wheel and axle
  25. a truck loading ramp
  26. True
  27. the tip of a nail
  28. a door stopper
  29. a screw jack
  30. the tip of a nail
  31. True
  32. True
  33. an axe blade
  34. use a smaller force
  35. False
  36. screw
  37. a jar lid
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a wheelchair ramp

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