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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 707 · 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) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  9. 9.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  21. 21.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle cap
  35. 35.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw

Answer key

  1. wheel and axle
  2. wheel and axle
  3. screw
  4. a round doorknob
  5. True
  6. a seesaw
  7. 6
  8. screw
  9. True
  10. a seesaw
  11. a crowbar
  12. wedge
  13. wedge
  14. True
  15. False
  16. wedge
  17. pulley
  18. two ramps back to back
  19. a knife edge
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. True
  22. a window blind cord
  23. a claw hammer on a nail
  24. a road up a hill
  25. a road up a hill
  26. a claw hammer on a nail
  27. screw
  28. a crane hook block
  29. a wood screw
  30. a knife edge
  31. a door stopper
  32. a nutcracker
  33. pulley
  34. a bottle cap
  35. False
  36. False
  37. wedge
  38. screw
  39. a chisel
  40. inclined plane

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