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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 888 · 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 of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  5. 5.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  8. 8.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wood screw (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
  19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  22. 22.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) an axe blade
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  25. 25.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
  35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. a door stopper
  3. wedge
  4. 6
  5. True
  6. wedge
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. False
  9. an axe blade
  10. False
  11. a knife edge
  12. a truck loading ramp
  13. screw
  14. a crowbar
  15. a road up a hill
  16. pulley
  17. pulley
  18. a jar lid
  19. use a smaller force
  20. a nutcracker
  21. a wheelchair ramp
  22. True
  23. a crane hook block
  24. a well winch handle
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a round doorknob
  28. a nut and bolt
  29. False
  30. screw
  31. a nut and bolt
  32. a seesaw
  33. lever
  34. a water tap handle
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a crane hook block
  40. False

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