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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 965 · 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.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  3. 3.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  7. 7.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  11. 11.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  15. 15.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  19. 19.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  28. 28.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  29. 29.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a seesaw (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a jar lid (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) an axe blade
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  36. 36.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  37. 37.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever

Answer key

  1. False
  2. screw
  3. True
  4. pulley
  5. a nut and bolt
  6. a chisel
  7. False
  8. pulley
  9. a bottle opener
  10. lever
  11. True
  12. a claw hammer on a nail
  13. pulley
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. True
  16. inclined plane
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. lever
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a well winch handle
  22. True
  23. lever
  24. wheel and axle
  25. a truck loading ramp
  26. a seesaw
  27. wedge
  28. a ramp wrapped round
  29. True
  30. a seesaw
  31. a claw hammer on a nail
  32. False
  33. an axe blade
  34. a crane hook block
  35. inclined plane
  36. 6
  37. use a smaller force
  38. an axe blade
  39. a round doorknob
  40. wedge

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