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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 244 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a road up a hill
  3. 3.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  13. 13.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
  16. 16.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) an axe blade (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge

Answer key

  1. a bottle cap
  2. a road up a hill
  3. use a smaller force
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. pulley
  6. screw
  7. wheel and axle
  8. wedge
  9. a water tap handle
  10. a steering wheel
  11. 6
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a screw jack
  16. False
  17. True
  18. screw
  19. a knife edge
  20. inclined plane
  21. a crowbar
  22. False
  23. lever
  24. a wheelchair ramp
  25. an axe blade
  26. a crane hook block
  27. False
  28. lever
  29. wheel and axle
  30. True
  31. a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. a chisel
  33. a door stopper
  34. a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a flagpole rope wheel
  39. True
  40. inclined plane

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