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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 983 · 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 nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  8. 8.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  17. 17.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a window blind cord
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  27. 27.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  33. 33.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a jar lid (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. 6
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. a bottle opener
  5. True
  6. wedge
  7. a screw jack
  8. False
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. a claw hammer on a nail
  11. False
  12. False
  13. wheel and axle
  14. inclined plane
  15. True
  16. a crowbar
  17. True
  18. a crowbar
  19. screw
  20. wedge
  21. pulley
  22. True
  23. the tip of a nail
  24. False
  25. a nutcracker
  26. a truck loading ramp
  27. False
  28. wheel and axle
  29. pulley
  30. False
  31. True
  32. lever
  33. False
  34. a window blind cord
  35. a flagpole rope wheel
  36. lever
  37. True
  38. a knife edge
  39. a water tap handle
  40. inclined plane

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