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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 853 · 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 truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  2. 2.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
  19. 19.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  25. 25.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  27. 27.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle cap
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
  31. 31.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
  33. 33.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a well winch handle
  5. lever
  6. a nut and bolt
  7. pulley
  8. a road up a hill
  9. lever
  10. lever
  11. a steering wheel
  12. a chisel
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. a nutcracker
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. screw
  17. a claw hammer on a nail
  18. a well winch handle
  19. False
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a round doorknob
  22. a jar lid
  23. True
  24. a wood screw
  25. use a smaller force
  26. wedge
  27. False
  28. a bottle cap
  29. wedge
  30. a seesaw
  31. True
  32. a road up a hill
  33. True
  34. pulley
  35. True
  36. True
  37. an axe blade
  38. a flagpole rope wheel
  39. pulley
  40. True

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