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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 397 · 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 of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a chisel
  9. 9.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a crane hook block
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a door stopper
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a jar lid (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  17. 17.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a wheelchair ramp
  26. 26.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  31. 31.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a steering wheel
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a water tap handle
  2. use a smaller force
  3. pulley
  4. inclined plane
  5. wedge
  6. 6
  7. a screw jack
  8. a chisel
  9. True
  10. a seesaw
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a door stopper
  15. pulley
  16. a window blind cord
  17. True
  18. a window blind cord
  19. wheel and axle
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a nutcracker
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. a crowbar
  26. False
  27. True
  28. a claw hammer on a nail
  29. inclined plane
  30. a flagpole rope wheel
  31. True
  32. pulley
  33. a nut and bolt
  34. a seesaw
  35. inclined plane
  36. a steering wheel
  37. a well-bucket rope wheel
  38. wedge
  39. a bottle cap
  40. wheel and axle

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