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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 870 · 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 wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  5. 5.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) the tip of a nail (d) a water tap handle
  16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) an axe blade
  19. 19.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a window blind cord
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
  25. 25.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  35. 35.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. True
  3. screw
  4. a wheelchair ramp
  5. True
  6. a round doorknob
  7. a claw hammer on a nail
  8. True
  9. wheel and axle
  10. a flagpole rope wheel
  11. a round doorknob
  12. 6
  13. the tip of a nail
  14. a jar lid
  15. the tip of a nail
  16. use a smaller force
  17. an axe blade
  18. an axe blade
  19. False
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a window blind cord
  22. wedge
  23. a bottle opener
  24. a road up a hill
  25. False
  26. inclined plane
  27. lever
  28. inclined plane
  29. lever
  30. a bottle cap
  31. True
  32. inclined plane
  33. True
  34. a chisel
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. screw
  40. True

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