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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 876 · 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 flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  2. 2.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a water tap handle
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  12. 12.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  14. 14.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  19. 19.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a screw jack
  22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a truck loading ramp
  30. 30.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord

Answer key

  1. pulley
  2. True
  3. the tip of a nail
  4. False
  5. a well winch handle
  6. a seesaw
  7. inclined plane
  8. inclined plane
  9. a flagpole rope wheel
  10. use a smaller force
  11. 6
  12. False
  13. a well winch handle
  14. False
  15. a crowbar
  16. inclined plane
  17. pulley
  18. a wood screw
  19. True
  20. a nutcracker
  21. a screw jack
  22. a ramp wrapped round
  23. a claw hammer on a nail
  24. False
  25. pulley
  26. a claw hammer on a nail
  27. a round doorknob
  28. wheel and axle
  29. a nutcracker
  30. False
  31. a window blind cord
  32. True
  33. wedge
  34. False
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. lever
  38. wheel and axle
  39. lever
  40. a nut and bolt

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