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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 865 · 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 nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  3. 3.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  8. 8.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
  10. 10.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  13. 13.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a steering wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a window blind cord (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  31. 31.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  39. 39.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. False
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a bottle cap
  6. use a smaller force
  7. a window blind cord
  8. True
  9. a water tap handle
  10. True
  11. inclined plane
  12. screw
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. wedge
  18. a nutcracker
  19. pulley
  20. a nut and bolt
  21. True
  22. the tip of a nail
  23. a seesaw
  24. lever
  25. True
  26. a knife edge
  27. 6
  28. a window blind cord
  29. screw
  30. a wheelchair ramp
  31. False
  32. False
  33. wedge
  34. a bottle opener
  35. a crane hook block
  36. False
  37. wedge
  38. a steering wheel
  39. False
  40. wheel and axle

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