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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 294 · 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 jar lid is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  7. 7.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  9. 9.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  15. 15.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  18. 18.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a well winch handle
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) a crane hook block
  23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a knife edge
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  26. 26.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle opener
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
  37. 37.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw

Answer key

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

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