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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 63 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a playground slide
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  6. 6.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) the tip of a nail (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  19. 19.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a well winch handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wood screw
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a round doorknob
  25. 25.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a chisel
  31. 31.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  34. 34.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a playground slide
  3. True
  4. a round doorknob
  5. screw
  6. False
  7. a seesaw
  8. a jar lid
  9. lever
  10. False
  11. wheel and axle
  12. two ramps back to back
  13. a bottle cap
  14. True
  15. lever
  16. an axe blade
  17. a nutcracker
  18. a screw jack
  19. False
  20. a truck loading ramp
  21. a wood screw
  22. a well winch handle
  23. True
  24. a round doorknob
  25. False
  26. screw
  27. inclined plane
  28. wheel and axle
  29. False
  30. a chisel
  31. False
  32. wheel and axle
  33. a crowbar
  34. a ramp wrapped round
  35. a wheelchair ramp
  36. wedge
  37. a well-bucket rope wheel
  38. pulley
  39. False
  40. use a smaller force

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