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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 367 · 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 simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  5. 5.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a steering wheel
  7. 7.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  25. 25.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  30. 30.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  32. 32.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a well-bucket rope wheel

Answer key

  1. pulley
  2. screw
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. 6
  5. False
  6. a knife edge
  7. True
  8. inclined plane
  9. pulley
  10. wheel and axle
  11. screw
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. a door stopper
  15. False
  16. use a smaller force
  17. False
  18. False
  19. inclined plane
  20. pulley
  21. wheel and axle
  22. the tip of a nail
  23. lever
  24. a well-bucket rope wheel
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. wedge
  29. a jar lid
  30. a ramp wrapped round
  31. lever
  32. True
  33. lever
  34. a knife edge
  35. a round doorknob
  36. inclined plane
  37. False
  38. screw
  39. a window blind cord
  40. a door stopper

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