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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 98 · 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 screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle cap (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  18. 18.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  25. 25.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  28. 28.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob

Answer key

  1. a jar lid
  2. a playground slide
  3. False
  4. a knife edge
  5. a road up a hill
  6. a chisel
  7. lever
  8. use a smaller force
  9. inclined plane
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. False
  14. inclined plane
  15. two ramps back to back
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. screw
  18. False
  19. a round doorknob
  20. True
  21. a well winch handle
  22. a seesaw
  23. a window blind cord
  24. a claw hammer on a nail
  25. False
  26. True
  27. 6
  28. True
  29. a playground slide
  30. screw
  31. lever
  32. wedge
  33. screw
  34. a wheelchair ramp
  35. a window blind cord
  36. wheel and axle
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a screw jack

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