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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 41 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  5. 5.⚙️ 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a knife edge
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  9. 9.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a seesaw
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  26. 26.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a door stopper (d) a road up a hill
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a knife edge
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a door stopper (d) a screw jack
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  40. 40.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. wedge
  4. a well winch handle
  5. use a smaller force
  6. a truck loading ramp
  7. a knife edge
  8. inclined plane
  9. True
  10. True
  11. False
  12. a wheelchair ramp
  13. a crowbar
  14. False
  15. screw
  16. lever
  17. True
  18. a steering wheel
  19. screw
  20. pulley
  21. a playground slide
  22. a crane hook block
  23. a playground slide
  24. a seesaw
  25. wheel and axle
  26. True
  27. a crowbar
  28. True
  29. a door stopper
  30. a wood screw
  31. a steering wheel
  32. a door stopper
  33. a bottle cap
  34. wedge
  35. screw
  36. lever
  37. True
  38. an axe blade
  39. a round doorknob
  40. False

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