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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 949 · 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 playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a water tap handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
  11. 11.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  16. 16.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  22. 22.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  27. 27.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  29. 29.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  32. 32.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw

Answer key

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

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