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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 656 · 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 screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  14. 14.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  21. 21.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  24. 24.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) a screw jack (d) a knife edge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a crane hook block
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  37. 37.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw

Answer key

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

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