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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 642 · 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 playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a steering wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  13. 13.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a steering wheel
  3. use a smaller force
  4. pulley
  5. False
  6. wheel and axle
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. wedge
  9. a bottle cap
  10. False
  11. wheel and axle
  12. lever
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a ramp wrapped round
  16. a round doorknob
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. lever
  19. inclined plane
  20. False
  21. wedge
  22. pulley
  23. False
  24. False
  25. screw
  26. lever
  27. lever
  28. True
  29. pulley
  30. a knife edge
  31. a water tap handle
  32. wheel and axle
  33. a playground slide
  34. a seesaw
  35. a round doorknob
  36. a knife edge
  37. a nut and bolt
  38. True
  39. a crowbar
  40. a crane hook block

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