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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 371 · 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 wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  2. 2.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
  4. 4.⚙️ 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. 6.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle cap
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  19. 19.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a water tap handle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  33. 33.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. True
  3. a round doorknob
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a door stopper
  6. True
  7. a wheelchair ramp
  8. 6
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. a bottle cap
  11. a door stopper
  12. wheel and axle
  13. pulley
  14. pulley
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. a jar lid
  17. True
  18. screw
  19. False
  20. a truck loading ramp
  21. True
  22. False
  23. screw
  24. a nut and bolt
  25. a knife edge
  26. lever
  27. a crane hook block
  28. wheel and axle
  29. False
  30. a nutcracker
  31. screw
  32. a nutcracker
  33. use a smaller force
  34. a window blind cord
  35. lever
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. lever
  40. an axe blade

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