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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 840 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a chisel
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  17. 17.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  22. 22.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  25. 25.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a knife edge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. a bottle opener
  3. use a smaller force
  4. a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. a round doorknob
  6. pulley
  7. a door stopper
  8. wedge
  9. True
  10. lever
  11. 6
  12. a playground slide
  13. True
  14. a road up a hill
  15. False
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. True
  18. pulley
  19. False
  20. a seesaw
  21. wedge
  22. False
  23. a wood screw
  24. a seesaw
  25. True
  26. True
  27. screw
  28. an axe blade
  29. False
  30. the tip of a nail
  31. a round doorknob
  32. a screw jack
  33. a crane hook block
  34. a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. wedge
  36. a wheelchair ramp
  37. screw
  38. True
  39. lever
  40. True

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