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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 247 · 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.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  9. 9.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle opener (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  12. 12.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle opener (c) a nut and bolt (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  27. 27.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a knife edge (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a chisel
  3. True
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. a ramp wrapped round
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. True
  10. screw
  11. a bottle opener
  12. True
  13. wedge
  14. a knife edge
  15. a window blind cord
  16. lever
  17. use a smaller force
  18. a seesaw
  19. a wood screw
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a truck loading ramp
  22. lever
  23. pulley
  24. screw
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. an axe blade
  27. False
  28. inclined plane
  29. False
  30. 6
  31. an axe blade
  32. a jar lid
  33. False
  34. lever
  35. two ramps back to back
  36. a road up a hill
  37. lever
  38. screw
  39. a wheelchair ramp
  40. False

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