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

Answer key

  1. a wheelchair ramp
  2. the tip of a nail
  3. True
  4. inclined plane
  5. a road up a hill
  6. a flagpole rope wheel
  7. wheel and axle
  8. True
  9. True
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. 6
  12. screw
  13. a jar lid
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a round doorknob
  16. wedge
  17. two ramps back to back
  18. pulley
  19. a door stopper
  20. True
  21. inclined plane
  22. a nutcracker
  23. True
  24. inclined plane
  25. a wheelchair ramp
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a crowbar
  29. a wood screw
  30. True
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. a knife edge
  33. a seesaw
  34. a water tap handle
  35. wheel and axle
  36. screw
  37. True
  38. a steering wheel
  39. wedge
  40. inclined plane

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