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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 647 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
  4. 4.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a round doorknob
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  15. 15.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
  18. 18.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  26. 26.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  28. 28.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a screw jack (d) a nutcracker
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  38. 38.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper

Answer key

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

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