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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 773 · 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.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  3. 3.⚙️ 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
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
  11. 11.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a bottle opener
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  17. 17.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  21. 21.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  23. 23.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
  29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  31. 31.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  35. 35.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle opener
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a jar lid
  3. use a smaller force
  4. wheel and axle
  5. wedge
  6. False
  7. inclined plane
  8. pulley
  9. lever
  10. a bottle opener
  11. True
  12. screw
  13. a bottle cap
  14. a steering wheel
  15. wedge
  16. a jar lid
  17. True
  18. screw
  19. a wood screw
  20. 6
  21. False
  22. screw
  23. True
  24. True
  25. screw
  26. a crowbar
  27. True
  28. a well winch handle
  29. a ramp wrapped round
  30. screw
  31. False
  32. a round doorknob
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. False
  36. a knife edge
  37. a nutcracker
  38. wheel and axle
  39. pulley
  40. wedge

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