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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 796 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  2. 2.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  4. 4.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  7. 7.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
  15. 15.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  28. 28.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. use a smaller force
  2. False
  3. wedge
  4. False
  5. False
  6. lever
  7. True
  8. a steering wheel
  9. wedge
  10. lever
  11. a nutcracker
  12. 6
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. a crane hook block
  15. True
  16. True
  17. a steering wheel
  18. lever
  19. a claw hammer on a nail
  20. a jar lid
  21. True
  22. a seesaw
  23. wheel and axle
  24. the tip of a nail
  25. lever
  26. False
  27. pulley
  28. True
  29. wheel and axle
  30. a wheelchair ramp
  31. a crane hook block
  32. a jar lid
  33. a playground slide
  34. pulley
  35. lever
  36. pulley
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a well-bucket rope wheel

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