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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 999 · 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 claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  5. 5.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  7. 7.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a steering wheel
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle cap (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle opener
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
  17. 17.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  19. 19.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a screw jack (c) a seesaw (d) a round doorknob
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane

Answer key

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

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