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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 698 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  6. 6.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ 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
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  25. 25.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  29. 29.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. 34.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  39. 39.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a screw jack (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade

Answer key

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

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