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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 639 · 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 wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  4. 4.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  14. 14.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a nut and bolt
  21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) the tip of a nail (d) a water tap handle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  30. 30.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
  33. 33.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  34. 34.⚙️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
  37. 37.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a crane hook block (d) the tip of a nail
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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