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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 696 · 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 steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  7. 7.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ 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
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) an axe blade
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  32. 32.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever

Answer key

  1. wheel and axle
  2. lever
  3. lever
  4. a nut and bolt
  5. a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. screw
  7. True
  8. False
  9. lever
  10. a crane hook block
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. lever
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. inclined plane
  15. use a smaller force
  16. a knife edge
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. False
  19. lever
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a seesaw
  24. False
  25. an axe blade
  26. an axe blade
  27. a window blind cord
  28. a crane hook block
  29. True
  30. False
  31. wedge
  32. False
  33. a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. a round doorknob
  35. pulley
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a nutcracker
  39. wedge
  40. wedge

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