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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 663 · 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: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle cap
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  4. 4.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  6. 6.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  17. 17.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. 22.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a screw jack
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt

Answer key

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

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