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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 292 · 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 wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a crane hook block
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  6. 6.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  18. 18.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  20. 20.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  24. 24.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  27. 27.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
  39. 39.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a door stopper (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail

Answer key

  1. a crane hook block
  2. inclined plane
  3. lever
  4. 6
  5. a well winch handle
  6. True
  7. False
  8. a nutcracker
  9. pulley
  10. a flagpole rope wheel
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. a crowbar
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. a wheelchair ramp
  15. screw
  16. screw
  17. use a smaller force
  18. False
  19. lever
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a crane hook block
  23. the tip of a nail
  24. True
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. wedge
  27. True
  28. a nutcracker
  29. a knife edge
  30. pulley
  31. False
  32. pulley
  33. a chisel
  34. a claw hammer on a nail
  35. wedge
  36. a truck loading ramp
  37. True
  38. a well winch handle
  39. False
  40. a claw hammer on a nail

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