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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 907 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  6. 6.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crane hook block
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  13. 13.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a crane hook block (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) the tip of a nail
  33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  36. 36.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. use a smaller force
  2. a window blind cord
  3. inclined plane
  4. 6
  5. screw
  6. False
  7. a crowbar
  8. False
  9. True
  10. a crane hook block
  11. a screw jack
  12. lever
  13. True
  14. a screw jack
  15. two ramps back to back
  16. a jar lid
  17. a window blind cord
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a ramp wrapped round
  21. screw
  22. lever
  23. a nutcracker
  24. False
  25. False
  26. screw
  27. a round doorknob
  28. pulley
  29. a road up a hill
  30. wedge
  31. a seesaw
  32. the tip of a nail
  33. True
  34. a nutcracker
  35. a flagpole rope wheel
  36. True
  37. pulley
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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