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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 734 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
  3. 3.⚙️ 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
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  9. 9.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  11. 11.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  16. 16.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  21. 21.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. a crane hook block
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. 6
  5. a jar lid
  6. a road up a hill
  7. lever
  8. a nut and bolt
  9. True
  10. a truck loading ramp
  11. True
  12. a wood screw
  13. use a smaller force
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. a chisel
  16. True
  17. screw
  18. pulley
  19. lever
  20. pulley
  21. True
  22. screw
  23. False
  24. a jar lid
  25. a bottle opener
  26. wedge
  27. inclined plane
  28. wedge
  29. a nut and bolt
  30. a playground slide
  31. a round doorknob
  32. True
  33. False
  34. inclined plane
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a wheelchair ramp
  38. a seesaw
  39. False
  40. False

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