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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 749 · 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) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  6. 6.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) the tip of a nail (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  14. 14.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a chisel
  22. 22.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  23. 23.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a wood screw (d) a knife edge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  38. 38.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. lever
  3. inclined plane
  4. a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. a crane hook block
  6. False
  7. lever
  8. a chisel
  9. a window blind cord
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a nut and bolt
  12. a steering wheel
  13. inclined plane
  14. False
  15. a knife edge
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. lever
  18. lever
  19. a steering wheel
  20. inclined plane
  21. a nutcracker
  22. two ramps back to back
  23. False
  24. a flagpole rope wheel
  25. a flagpole rope wheel
  26. False
  27. a claw hammer on a nail
  28. a round doorknob
  29. wedge
  30. screw
  31. a crowbar
  32. a playground slide
  33. a nutcracker
  34. wheel and axle
  35. False
  36. a bottle cap
  37. a well winch handle
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a water tap handle

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