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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 512 · 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 bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  4. 4.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  10. 10.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a water tap handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a steering wheel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  22. 22.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  29. 29.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
  31. 31.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
  36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a knife edge
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. two ramps back to back
  2. a window blind cord
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. False
  5. True
  6. pulley
  7. a bottle cap
  8. wheel and axle
  9. a well-bucket rope wheel
  10. False
  11. a crowbar
  12. a steering wheel
  13. a screw jack
  14. False
  15. a wood screw
  16. the tip of a nail
  17. a crowbar
  18. False
  19. a door stopper
  20. a wheelchair ramp
  21. a bottle cap
  22. 6
  23. screw
  24. True
  25. True
  26. True
  27. a nutcracker
  28. pulley
  29. True
  30. a nut and bolt
  31. True
  32. False
  33. lever
  34. a seesaw
  35. a nut and bolt
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a knife edge
  40. True

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