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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 171 · 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 wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a well winch handle
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  7. 7.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a round doorknob
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  26. 26.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a knife edge (d) a water tap handle
  30. 30.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a well winch handle
  2. a flagpole rope wheel
  3. a window blind cord
  4. a ramp wrapped round
  5. 6
  6. lever
  7. False
  8. False
  9. a seesaw
  10. wheel and axle
  11. a bottle cap
  12. a nutcracker
  13. True
  14. lever
  15. inclined plane
  16. True
  17. inclined plane
  18. two ramps back to back
  19. a wood screw
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. lever
  25. a water tap handle
  26. True
  27. use a smaller force
  28. a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. a water tap handle
  30. False
  31. a knife edge
  32. pulley
  33. False
  34. True
  35. the tip of a nail
  36. False
  37. a playground slide
  38. pulley
  39. screw
  40. screw

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