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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 711 · 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 knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  4. 4.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  6. 6.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  11. 11.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  17. 17.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  26. 26.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  27. 27.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. a claw hammer on a nail
  3. screw
  4. False
  5. pulley
  6. False
  7. a bottle opener
  8. wedge
  9. a bottle cap
  10. use a smaller force
  11. False
  12. 6
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. True
  15. a bottle opener
  16. an axe blade
  17. False
  18. a well winch handle
  19. a wood screw
  20. a playground slide
  21. a road up a hill
  22. an axe blade
  23. a seesaw
  24. a flagpole rope wheel
  25. a crowbar
  26. two ramps back to back
  27. True
  28. a wheelchair ramp
  29. lever
  30. a nutcracker
  31. screw
  32. False
  33. inclined plane
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. pulley
  38. a steering wheel
  39. False
  40. a window blind cord

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