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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 297 · 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-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  4. 4.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  6. 6.⚙️ 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
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  10. 10.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle cap
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  19. 19.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
  22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a door stopper (d) a wheelchair ramp
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a window blind cord
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crowbar (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail

Answer key

  1. the tip of a nail
  2. False
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. True
  5. use a smaller force
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. a seesaw
  8. wedge
  9. pulley
  10. False
  11. a road up a hill
  12. an axe blade
  13. lever
  14. a bottle cap
  15. True
  16. screw
  17. a wood screw
  18. lever
  19. False
  20. wedge
  21. a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 6
  23. True
  24. a flagpole rope wheel
  25. pulley
  26. False
  27. a playground slide
  28. a wheelchair ramp
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. inclined plane
  33. screw
  34. False
  35. a well winch handle
  36. wedge
  37. a crowbar
  38. a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. screw
  40. a claw hammer on a nail

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