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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 466 · 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 screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  13. 13.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  20. 20.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a jar lid
  22. 22.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a door stopper
  26. 26.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a chisel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  40. 40.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. screw
  3. wheel and axle
  4. inclined plane
  5. False
  6. a flagpole rope wheel
  7. 6
  8. a screw jack
  9. a crane hook block
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. two ramps back to back
  12. a door stopper
  13. True
  14. a claw hammer on a nail
  15. a seesaw
  16. wedge
  17. a crowbar
  18. screw
  19. pulley
  20. True
  21. a jar lid
  22. True
  23. False
  24. use a smaller force
  25. a wood screw
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a jar lid
  29. wheel and axle
  30. inclined plane
  31. a crane hook block
  32. a bottle opener
  33. True
  34. a wood screw
  35. a bottle cap
  36. a knife edge
  37. lever
  38. True
  39. lever
  40. True

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