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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 386 · 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 crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
  2. 2.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  22. 22.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
  30. 30.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  35. 35.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a window blind cord
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. False
  3. lever
  4. 6
  5. a round doorknob
  6. screw
  7. lever
  8. a road up a hill
  9. pulley
  10. a crane hook block
  11. lever
  12. two ramps back to back
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. wedge
  16. a playground slide
  17. a window blind cord
  18. a wood screw
  19. a nut and bolt
  20. a crowbar
  21. a crowbar
  22. False
  23. a seesaw
  24. a claw hammer on a nail
  25. lever
  26. False
  27. inclined plane
  28. pulley
  29. a round doorknob
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. use a smaller force
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a nutcracker
  38. a knife edge
  39. a seesaw
  40. True

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