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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 413 · 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 pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  2. 2.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle cap (c) a nutcracker (d) a door stopper
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a well winch handle (c) an axe blade (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  15. 15.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
  20. 20.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a well winch handle (c) a door stopper (d) a playground slide
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  31. 31.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a steering wheel
  32. 32.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. a flagpole rope wheel
  2. True
  3. a crowbar
  4. a chisel
  5. 6
  6. a steering wheel
  7. a ramp wrapped round
  8. lever
  9. a round doorknob
  10. an axe blade
  11. False
  12. wedge
  13. True
  14. wheel and axle
  15. True
  16. an axe blade
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a chisel
  20. False
  21. wheel and axle
  22. a flagpole rope wheel
  23. a well-bucket rope wheel
  24. a well winch handle
  25. True
  26. a bottle opener
  27. lever
  28. screw
  29. a steering wheel
  30. a crane hook block
  31. a playground slide
  32. False
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. a wood screw
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. wedge
  40. screw

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