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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 956 · 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) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) an axe blade
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  7. 7.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  27. 27.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
  35. 35.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. an axe blade
  3. use a smaller force
  4. a truck loading ramp
  5. a door stopper
  6. screw
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a bottle cap
  10. a road up a hill
  11. a flagpole rope wheel
  12. a crowbar
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. pulley
  15. screw
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a wheelchair ramp
  19. inclined plane
  20. the tip of a nail
  21. 6
  22. lever
  23. the tip of a nail
  24. two ramps back to back
  25. inclined plane
  26. lever
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a round doorknob
  31. a wood screw
  32. a nutcracker
  33. lever
  34. a bottle cap
  35. False
  36. screw
  37. a chisel
  38. wheel and axle
  39. wedge
  40. lever

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