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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 819 · 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 simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  20. 20.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  22. 22.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  23. 23.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  29. 29.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  32. 32.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 6
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  37. 37.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  39. 39.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. pulley
  3. True
  4. True
  5. a crowbar
  6. a claw hammer on a nail
  7. a window blind cord
  8. lever
  9. a chisel
  10. False
  11. a well winch handle
  12. screw
  13. an axe blade
  14. inclined plane
  15. False
  16. inclined plane
  17. wedge
  18. a nut and bolt
  19. two ramps back to back
  20. False
  21. a nut and bolt
  22. use a smaller force
  23. False
  24. screw
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. a jar lid
  27. a bottle cap
  28. wheel and axle
  29. True
  30. wedge
  31. pulley
  32. 6
  33. a truck loading ramp
  34. True
  35. a ramp wrapped round
  36. wedge
  37. False
  38. pulley
  39. True
  40. a well winch handle

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