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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 790 · 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) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  3. 3.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  11. 11.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a jar lid
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  31. 31.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  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 seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle

Answer key

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

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