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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 286 · 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 well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a wood screw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a seesaw
  7. 7.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 11.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  12. 12.True or false: a steering wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  14. 14.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
  16. 16.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) a window blind cord
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a playground slide (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  38. 38.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever

Answer key

  1. a wheelchair ramp
  2. a claw hammer on a nail
  3. pulley
  4. a screw jack
  5. two ramps back to back
  6. a bottle cap
  7. False
  8. wheel and axle
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 6
  12. False
  13. inclined plane
  14. False
  15. a crowbar
  16. False
  17. a knife edge
  18. wedge
  19. wedge
  20. a window blind cord
  21. a crowbar
  22. lever
  23. True
  24. a bottle opener
  25. pulley
  26. wedge
  27. a round doorknob
  28. a chisel
  29. a door stopper
  30. wheel and axle
  31. a steering wheel
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a jar lid
  37. screw
  38. a road up a hill
  39. False
  40. lever

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