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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 719 · 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 wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a nutcracker
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a crane hook block
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) the tip of a nail
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  18. 18.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  21. 21.⚙️ 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
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a chisel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a nut and bolt
  38. 38.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. 6
  3. a nutcracker
  4. a door stopper
  5. a round doorknob
  6. wedge
  7. lever
  8. True
  9. True
  10. screw
  11. a well winch handle
  12. a water tap handle
  13. wheel and axle
  14. a jar lid
  15. the tip of a nail
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. a wheelchair ramp
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a well-bucket rope wheel
  21. two ramps back to back
  22. lever
  23. a knife edge
  24. False
  25. True
  26. use a smaller force
  27. a seesaw
  28. an axe blade
  29. lever
  30. a seesaw
  31. a chisel
  32. inclined plane
  33. pulley
  34. True
  35. a playground slide
  36. True
  37. a nut and bolt
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a truck loading ramp

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