Engineering · lesson 16 of 24 · free

Part 2 test: forces and machines — Engineering for kids

This test mixes questions from lessons 9 to 15: forces, friction, the six simple machines, the types of levers, lever balance, pulleys and the wheel and axle, mechanical advantage and work. Pass it to earn the Part 2 badge.

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Engineer's tip

Find the topic, use the idea — “decide which lesson a question comes from, then use that lesson’s rule”

  1. Find the topic: force, friction, machine, lever class, balance, pulley or work.
  2. Use that lesson’s rule — what is in the middle, load × distance = effort × distance, effort = load ÷ ropes, work = force × distance.
  3. Write the calculation before you answer.

Use it for: Revision of Part 2 before a science test, a STEM challenge or building a machine model.

Worked example: ⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: effort, load, fulcrum. Which class of lever is it? → class 2

  1. The middle one of “effort, load, fulcrum” is the load.
  2. Load in the middle → class 2.

Check: A nutcracker is also load-in-the-middle, class 2 ✓

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🏁 Lesson 16 test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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