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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 669 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  5. 5.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wood screw
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  23. 23.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) an axe blade
  37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block

Answer key

  1. a steering wheel
  2. an axe blade
  3. pulley
  4. use a smaller force
  5. False
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. a water tap handle
  9. a steering wheel
  10. 6
  11. the tip of a nail
  12. a window blind cord
  13. True
  14. a truck loading ramp
  15. lever
  16. a seesaw
  17. a wheelchair ramp
  18. screw
  19. wedge
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. True
  22. wheel and axle
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a road up a hill
  27. a playground slide
  28. True
  29. wheel and axle
  30. a jar lid
  31. a well winch handle
  32. pulley
  33. False
  34. lever
  35. True
  36. an axe blade
  37. True
  38. a knife edge
  39. False
  40. a jar lid

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