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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 637 · 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 nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  13. 13.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
  30. 30.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  32. 32.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a well winch handle (c) a playground slide (d) a chisel
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a knife edge (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  38. 38.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a bottle cap
  3. a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. lever
  5. a nutcracker
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. wheel and axle
  8. 6
  9. screw
  10. True
  11. a crane hook block
  12. a chisel
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. False
  18. inclined plane
  19. a jar lid
  20. pulley
  21. screw
  22. wedge
  23. a window blind cord
  24. a well-bucket rope wheel
  25. lever
  26. a steering wheel
  27. False
  28. lever
  29. a nut and bolt
  30. True
  31. a nutcracker
  32. use a smaller force
  33. screw
  34. a playground slide
  35. a seesaw
  36. a flagpole rope wheel
  37. a knife edge
  38. False
  39. a wood screw
  40. wedge

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