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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 671 · 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 flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a seesaw
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) the tip of a nail (d) a screw jack
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  13. 13.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
  14. 14.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  30. 30.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  33. 33.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. pulley
  2. a steering wheel
  3. 6
  4. lever
  5. a wood screw
  6. a bottle cap
  7. pulley
  8. the tip of a nail
  9. wedge
  10. use a smaller force
  11. pulley
  12. pulley
  13. a truck loading ramp
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a wheelchair ramp
  17. lever
  18. lever
  19. True
  20. a bottle opener
  21. screw
  22. a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. a water tap handle
  24. a well-bucket rope wheel
  25. wedge
  26. a bottle cap
  27. a flagpole rope wheel
  28. a screw jack
  29. inclined plane
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a round doorknob
  33. True
  34. wheel and axle
  35. a water tap handle
  36. screw
  37. a crane hook block
  38. inclined plane
  39. False
  40. True

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