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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 682 · 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) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  4. 4.⚙️ 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
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  11. 11.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  13. 13.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  23. 23.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  26. 26.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
  28. 28.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. wheel and axle
  3. a water tap handle
  4. use a smaller force
  5. 6
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. lever
  8. a bottle cap
  9. pulley
  10. screw
  11. True
  12. wheel and axle
  13. True
  14. screw
  15. a crane hook block
  16. a bottle opener
  17. a wheelchair ramp
  18. wedge
  19. inclined plane
  20. True
  21. True
  22. pulley
  23. True
  24. a nut and bolt
  25. a wheelchair ramp
  26. False
  27. an axe blade
  28. True
  29. wedge
  30. False
  31. a claw hammer on a nail
  32. lever
  33. inclined plane
  34. a round doorknob
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. screw
  40. pulley

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