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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 643 · 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 simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  9. 9.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  22. 22.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a screw jack (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a crowbar
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a door stopper
  33. 33.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever

Answer key

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

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