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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 439 · 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.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  6. 6.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  11. 11.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  15. 15.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a steering wheel
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  28. 28.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a crowbar
  3. lever
  4. 6
  5. screw
  6. False
  7. a road up a hill
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. use a smaller force
  11. True
  12. False
  13. pulley
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a road up a hill
  18. inclined plane
  19. an axe blade
  20. a window blind cord
  21. a truck loading ramp
  22. False
  23. False
  24. a jar lid
  25. a ramp wrapped round
  26. inclined plane
  27. a flagpole rope wheel
  28. True
  29. inclined plane
  30. True
  31. a claw hammer on a nail
  32. a round doorknob
  33. a nutcracker
  34. a bottle cap
  35. a nutcracker
  36. a nut and bolt
  37. screw
  38. pulley
  39. wheel and axle
  40. a seesaw

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