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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 869 · 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 an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a round doorknob
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  10. 10.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.⚙️ 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
  15. 15.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  17. 17.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  23. 23.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  25. 25.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  28. 28.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. a crowbar
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a truck loading ramp
  6. a seesaw
  7. a playground slide
  8. use a smaller force
  9. lever
  10. False
  11. lever
  12. a seesaw
  13. a bottle opener
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. True
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. True
  18. True
  19. 6
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. False
  22. a truck loading ramp
  23. False
  24. a wheelchair ramp
  25. False
  26. wheel and axle
  27. pulley
  28. True
  29. False
  30. wheel and axle
  31. inclined plane
  32. an axe blade
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. False
  35. False
  36. wheel and axle
  37. a window blind cord
  38. wedge
  39. wedge
  40. a water tap handle

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