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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 379 · 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 road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  4. 4.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a screw jack
  8. 8.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  25. 25.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
  30. 30.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  33. 33.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  36. 36.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a truck loading ramp
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a wood screw
  2. inclined plane
  3. wedge
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a jar lid
  7. a bottle opener
  8. a round doorknob
  9. the tip of a nail
  10. use a smaller force
  11. False
  12. screw
  13. a water tap handle
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. 6
  16. a bottle opener
  17. a screw jack
  18. False
  19. a seesaw
  20. a nutcracker
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a truck loading ramp
  24. a steering wheel
  25. False
  26. lever
  27. a ramp wrapped round
  28. wedge
  29. a water tap handle
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a round doorknob
  33. True
  34. a well winch handle
  35. a steering wheel
  36. True
  37. a crowbar
  38. a chisel
  39. True
  40. pulley

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