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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 482 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  3. 3.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  6. 6.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  9. 9.True or false: a steering wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle cap
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a seesaw
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  30. 30.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a round doorknob
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  37. 37.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
  39. 39.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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