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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 629 · 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.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
  4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a road up a hill
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) the tip of a nail
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  27. 27.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  30. 30.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a road up a hill (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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