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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 636 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
  17. 17.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  26. 26.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  38. 38.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a chisel
  40. 40.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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